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mucoperlin

mucoperlin noun: a form of mucin present in the nacreous shell layer of the fan mussel.

Noun

mucoperlin (uncountable)

  1. A form of mucin present in the nacreous shell layer of the fan mussel

Questions about mucoperlin

What does mucoperlin mean?
Mucoperlin means a form of mucin present in the nacreous shell layer of the fan mussel.
What part of speech is mucoperlin?
Mucoperlin is a noun.

Words near mucoperlin in the dictionary

  1. mucopeptides
  2. mucoperichondrial
  3. mucoperichondrium
  4. mucoperiosteal
  5. mucoperiosteum
  6. mucoperlin
  7. mucopexies
  8. mucopexy
  9. mucophage
  10. mucophages
  11. mucophagia

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