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scolopin

scolopin noun: an antimicrobial peptide produced by Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans.

Noun

scolopin (plural scolopins)

  1. An antimicrobial peptide produced by Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans.

Forms of scolopin

pluralscolopins

Origin of scolopin

From Scolopendra + -in.

Questions about scolopin

What does scolopin mean?
Scolopin means an antimicrobial peptide produced by Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans.
What part of speech is scolopin?
Scolopin is a noun.
What is the plural of scolopin?
The plural of scolopin is scolopins.

Words near scolopin in the dictionary

  1. scolopendromorphs
  2. scolopidal
  3. scolopidia
  4. scolopidial
  5. scolopidium
  6. scolopin
  7. scoloplacid
  8. scoloplacids
  9. scolopophore
  10. scolopophores
  11. Scoloveno

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