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proctolin

proctolin noun: a particular neuropeptide present in several insects.

Noun

proctolin (uncountable)

  1. A particular neuropeptide present in several insects

Words formed from proctolin

Questions about proctolin

What does proctolin mean?
Proctolin means a particular neuropeptide present in several insects.
What part of speech is proctolin?
Proctolin is a noun.

Words near proctolin in the dictionary

  1. proctodeums
  2. proctodynia
  3. proctodæum
  4. proctographic
  5. proctography
  6. proctolin
  7. proctolinergic
  8. proctologic
  9. proctological
  10. proctologically
  11. proctologist

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