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tachyplesin

tachyplesin noun: an antimicrobial peptide present in horseshoe crabs of the genus Tachypleus.

Noun

tachyplesin (countable and uncountable, plural tachyplesins)

  1. An antimicrobial peptide present in horseshoe crabs of the genus Tachypleus

Forms of tachyplesin

pluraltachyplesins

Questions about tachyplesin

What does tachyplesin mean?
Tachyplesin means an antimicrobial peptide present in horseshoe crabs of the genus Tachypleus.
What part of speech is tachyplesin?
Tachyplesin is a noun.
What is the plural of tachyplesin?
The plural of tachyplesin is tachyplesins.

Words near tachyplesin in the dictionary

  1. tachyphrenia
  2. tachyphylactic
  3. tachyphylaxes
  4. tachyphylaxis
  5. tachyplegin
  6. tachyplesin
  7. tachyplesins
  8. tachypnea
  9. tachypneas
  10. tachypneic
  11. tachypnoea

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