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temporin

temporin noun: any of a family of peptides isolated originally from the skin secretion of the European red frog, Rana temporaria.

Noun (1)

temporin (countable and uncountable, plural temporins)

  1. Any of a family of peptides isolated originally from the skin secretion of the European red frog, Rana temporaria.

Noun (2)

temporin (uncountable)

  1. A tarry secretion from the temporal ducts of a bull elephant during musth.

Forms of temporin

pluraltemporins

Origin of temporin

From Latin temporaria + English -in.

From Latin tempus (“temple (of the head)”) + -in.

Questions about temporin

What does temporin mean?
Temporin means any of a family of peptides isolated originally from the skin secretion of the European red frog, Rana temporaria.
What part of speech is temporin?
Temporin is a noun.
What is the plural of temporin?
The plural of temporin is temporins.

Words near temporin in the dictionary

  1. temporary restraining orders
  2. temporary teeth
  3. temporary tooth
  4. temporicide
  5. temporicides
  6. temporin
  7. temporins
  8. temporisation
  9. temporisations
  10. temporise
  11. temporised

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