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obelin

obelin noun: a calcium-regulated bioluminescent photoprotein from marine organisms of the genus Obelia.

Noun

obelin (uncountable)

  1. A calcium-regulated bioluminescent photoprotein from marine organisms of the genus Obelia.

Origin of obelin

Obelia + -in

Questions about obelin

What does obelin mean?
Obelin means a calcium-regulated bioluminescent photoprotein from marine organisms of the genus Obelia.
What part of speech is obelin?
Obelin is a noun.

Words near obelin in the dictionary

  1. obelia
  2. obeliac
  3. Obeliai
  4. obelias
  5. obelic
  6. obelin
  7. obelion
  8. obelions
  9. obelisc
  10. obeliscal
  11. obeliscar

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