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ovispirin

ovispirin noun: any of a group of ovine antimicrobial and cytotoxic cathelicidins.

Noun

ovispirin (plural ovispirins)

  1. Any of a group of ovine antimicrobial and cytotoxic cathelicidins

Forms of ovispirin

pluralovispirins

Origin of ovispirin

By surface analysis, ovi- (“sheep”) + -spirin.

Questions about ovispirin

What does ovispirin mean?
Ovispirin means any of a group of ovine antimicrobial and cytotoxic cathelicidins.
What part of speech is ovispirin?
Ovispirin is a noun.
What is the plural of ovispirin?
The plural of ovispirin is ovispirins.

Words near ovispirin in the dictionary

  1. oviscapt
  2. oviscapte
  3. oviscaptes
  4. oviscapts
  5. ovism
  6. ovispirin
  7. ovispirins
  8. ovist
  9. ovistic
  10. ovistrip
  11. ovistrips

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