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prolamin

prolamin noun: any of a group of plant storage proteins that have a high proline content, found in cereals.

Noun

prolamin (plural prolamins)

  1. Any of a group of plant storage proteins that have a high proline content, found in cereals.

Forms of prolamin

pluralprolamins

Questions about prolamin

What does prolamin mean?
Prolamin means any of a group of plant storage proteins that have a high proline content, found in cereals.
What part of speech is prolamin?
Prolamin is a noun.
What is the plural of prolamin?
The plural of prolamin is prolamins.

Words near prolamin in the dictionary

  1. prolactinomas
  2. prolactinomata
  3. prolactins
  4. prolactostatin
  5. prolamellar
  6. prolamin
  7. prolamine
  8. prolamines
  9. prolamins
  10. prolapse
  11. prolapsed

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