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ovomucoid

ovomucoid noun: a protein, present in egg white, which, unlike ovalbumin, is heat-stable.

Noun

ovomucoid (plural ovomucoids)

  1. A protein, present in egg white, which, unlike ovalbumin, is heat-stable
    • In parallel, egg extract and Gal d 1, ovomucoid, and cow’s milk extract and Bos d 8, casein, were applied.2015 August 2, Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber, Sabine Pfeifer, Merima Bublin, “Applications of Molecular Diagnostic Testing in Food Allergy”, in Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, volume 15, →DOI

Forms of ovomucoid

pluralovomucoids

Origin of ovomucoid

From ovo- + mucoid.

Questions about ovomucoid

What does ovomucoid mean?
Ovomucoid means a protein, present in egg white, which, unlike ovalbumin, is heat-stable.
What part of speech is ovomucoid?
Ovomucoid is a noun.
What is the plural of ovomucoid?
The plural of ovomucoid is ovomucoids.

Words near ovomucoid in the dictionary

  1. ovolos
  2. ovomacroglobulin
  3. ovomacroglobulins
  4. ovomancy
  5. ovomucin
  6. ovomucoid
  7. ovomucoids
  8. ovonic
  9. ovonics
  10. ovoo
  11. ovoos

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