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saporin

saporin noun: a ribosome-inactivating protein present in the seeds of the soapwort Saponaria officinalis.

Noun

saporin (uncountable)

  1. A ribosome-inactivating protein present in the seeds of the soapwort Saponaria officinalis

Questions about saporin

What does saporin mean?
Saporin means a ribosome-inactivating protein present in the seeds of the soapwort Saponaria officinalis.
What part of speech is saporin?
Saporin is a noun.

Words near saporin in the dictionary

  1. saponule
  2. saponules
  3. sapophoric
  4. sapor
  5. saporific
  6. saporin
  7. Saporito
  8. Saporitos
  9. Saporogue
  10. Saporogues
  11. saporosity

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