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retrocyclin

retrocyclin noun: an artificial human theta-defensin shown to be effective against HIV and other viruses.

Noun

retrocyclin (countable and uncountable, plural retrocyclins)

  1. An artificial human theta-defensin shown to be effective against HIV and other viruses.

Forms of retrocyclin

pluralretrocyclins

Origin of retrocyclin

From retro- + cyclin.

Questions about retrocyclin

What does retrocyclin mean?
Retrocyclin means an artificial human theta-defensin shown to be effective against HIV and other viruses.
What part of speech is retrocyclin?
Retrocyclin is a noun.
What is the plural of retrocyclin?
The plural of retrocyclin is retrocyclins.

Words near retrocyclin in the dictionary

  1. retrocueing
  2. retrocues
  3. retrocuing
  4. retrocurvature
  5. retrocurved
  6. retrocyclin
  7. retrocyclins
  8. retrocycloaddition
  9. retrocycloadditions
  10. retrod
  11. retrodate

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