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peritrophin

peritrophin noun: a protein located in the peritrophic matrix of insects.

Noun

peritrophin (plural peritrophins)

  1. A protein located in the peritrophic matrix of insects

Forms of peritrophin

pluralperitrophins

Questions about peritrophin

What does peritrophin mean?
Peritrophin means a protein located in the peritrophic matrix of insects.
What part of speech is peritrophin?
Peritrophin is a noun.
What is the plural of peritrophin?
The plural of peritrophin is peritrophins.

Words near peritrophin in the dictionary

  1. peritrochanteric
  2. peritrochia
  3. peritrochium
  4. peritropal
  5. peritrophic
  6. peritrophin
  7. peritrophins
  8. peritropous
  9. peritruncal
  10. peritubal
  11. perituber

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