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perlucin

perlucin noun: a matrix protein, found in nacre, that nucleates growth of calcium carbonate crystals.

Noun

perlucin (countable and uncountable, plural perlucins)

  1. A matrix protein, found in nacre, that nucleates growth of calcium carbonate crystals
    • A 48kDa protein was extracted from the pearl of H.cumingii, providing evidence of vaterite formation and the matrix protein perlucin is reported to be involved in H.cumingii nacre formation.2015 August 12, “A Novel Matrix Protein Hic31 from the Prismatic Layer of Hyriopsis Cumingii Displays a Collagen-Like Structure”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of perlucin

pluralperlucins

Questions about perlucin

What does perlucin mean?
Perlucin means a matrix protein, found in nacre, that nucleates growth of calcium carbonate crystals.
What part of speech is perlucin?
Perlucin is a noun.
What is the plural of perlucin?
The plural of perlucin is perlucins.

Words near perlucin in the dictionary

  1. Perlow
  2. Perlows
  3. Perlsian
  4. Perlstein
  5. Perlsteins
  6. perlucin
  7. perlucins
  8. perlustrate
  9. perlustrated
  10. perlustrates
  11. perlustrating

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