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phosvitin

phosvitin noun: a yolk protein that is important in sequestering calcium, iron, and other cations.

Noun

phosvitin (plural phosvitins)

  1. A yolk protein that is important in sequestering calcium, iron, and other cations.

Forms of phosvitin

pluralphosvitins

Questions about phosvitin

What does phosvitin mean?
Phosvitin means a yolk protein that is important in sequestering calcium, iron, and other cations.
What part of speech is phosvitin?
Phosvitin is a noun.
What is the plural of phosvitin?
The plural of phosvitin is phosvitins.

Words near phosvitin in the dictionary

  1. phossy
  2. phossy jaw
  3. phossy water
  4. phosvette
  5. phosvettes
  6. phosvitin
  7. phosvitins
  8. phot
  9. phot-
  10. photae
  11. photaes

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