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lichenin

lichenin noun: a glucan found in some lichens.

Noun

lichenin (countable and uncountable, plural lichenins)

  1. A glucan found in some lichens.

Forms of lichenin

plurallichenins
alternative form (archaic)lichenine

Origin of lichenin

From lichen + -in.

Words formed from lichenin

  • isolichenin

Questions about lichenin

What does lichenin mean?
Lichenin means a glucan found in some lichens.
What part of speech is lichenin?
Lichenin is a noun.
What is the plural of lichenin?
The plural of lichenin is lichenins.

Words near lichenin in the dictionary

  1. lichenified
  2. lichenifies
  3. licheniform
  4. lichenify
  5. lichenifying
  6. lichenin
  7. lichenine
  8. lichening
  9. lichenins
  10. lichenisation
  11. lichenisations

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