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shematrin

shematrin noun: any of a family of structural proteins found in the shells of some oysters.

Noun

shematrin (plural shematrins)

  1. Any of a family of structural proteins found in the shells of some oysters.
    • Furthermore, the KRMP mRNA expression level was found to be significantly higher than other genes, except for the shematrin matrix protein family, which indicated that KRMPs may play important roles in shell formation.2015 July 11, “Dual Roles of the Lysine-Rich Matrix Protein (KRMP)-3 in Shell Formation of Pearl Oyster, Pinctada fucata”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of shematrin

pluralshematrins

Questions about shematrin

What does shematrin mean?
Shematrin means any of a family of structural proteins found in the shells of some oysters.
What part of speech is shematrin?
Shematrin is a noun.
What is the plural of shematrin?
The plural of shematrin is shematrins.

Words near shematrin in the dictionary

  1. shemaghs
  2. Shemaiah
  3. Shemakha
  4. shemale
  5. shemales
  6. shematrin
  7. shematrins
  8. shemaya
  9. shemayas
  10. Shemini Atzeret
  11. Shemini Atzereth

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