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protegrin

protegrin noun: any of a family of polypeptides, first discovered in porcine leukocytes, that have antimicrobial activity.

Noun

protegrin (plural protegrins)

  1. Any of a family of polypeptides, first discovered in porcine leukocytes, that have antimicrobial activity

Forms of protegrin

pluralprotegrins

Questions about protegrin

What does protegrin mean?
Protegrin means any of a family of polypeptides, first discovered in porcine leukocytes, that have antimicrobial activity.
What part of speech is protegrin?
Protegrin is a noun.
What is the plural of protegrin?
The plural of protegrin is protegrins.

Words near protegrin in the dictionary

  1. protects
  2. protege
  3. protegee
  4. protegees
  5. proteges
  6. protegrin
  7. protegrins
  8. protegé
  9. protegés
  10. protei
  11. proteic

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