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ovastacin

ovastacin noun: an astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida.

Noun

ovastacin (countable and uncountable, plural ovastacins)

  1. An astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida

Forms of ovastacin

pluralovastacins

Origin of ovastacin

From ovo- + astacin.

Questions about ovastacin

What does ovastacin mean?
Ovastacin means an astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida.
What part of speech is ovastacin?
Ovastacin is a noun.
What is the plural of ovastacin?
The plural of ovastacin is ovastacins.

Words near ovastacin in the dictionary

  1. ovarium
  2. ovarium masculinum
  3. ovary
  4. ovaryless
  5. OVAs
  6. ovastacin
  7. ovastacins
  8. ovate
  9. ovated
  10. ovately
  11. ovates

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