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polyphemusin

polyphemusin noun: an antimicrobial peptide present in the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus.

Noun

polyphemusin (uncountable)

  1. An antimicrobial peptide present in the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus

Questions about polyphemusin

What does polyphemusin mean?
Polyphemusin means an antimicrobial peptide present in the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus.
What part of speech is polyphemusin?
Polyphemusin is a noun.

Words near polyphemusin in the dictionary

  1. Polyphemus caterpillar
  2. Polyphemus caterpillars
  3. polyphemus moth
  4. polyphemus moths
  5. polyphemuses
  6. polyphemusin
  7. polyphene
  8. polyphenes
  9. polyphenic
  10. polyphenism
  11. polyphenisms

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