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trichohyalin

trichohyalin noun: a protein in humans that confers mechanical strength on the hair follicle's inner root sheath and other toughened epithelial tissues, such as the hard palate and filiform ridges of the tongue.

Noun

trichohyalin (countable and uncountable, plural trichohyalins)

  1. A protein in humans that confers mechanical strength on the hair follicle's inner root sheath and other toughened epithelial tissues, such as the hard palate and filiform ridges of the tongue.

Forms of trichohyalin

pluraltrichohyalins

Origin of trichohyalin

From tricho- + hyalo- + -in.

Questions about trichohyalin

What does trichohyalin mean?
Trichohyalin means a protein in humans that confers mechanical strength on the hair follicle's inner root sheath and other toughened epithelial tissues, such as the hard palate and filiform ridges of the tongue.
What part of speech is trichohyalin?
Trichohyalin is a noun.
What is the plural of trichohyalin?
The plural of trichohyalin is trichohyalins.

Words near trichohyalin in the dictionary

  1. trichograms
  2. trichogyne
  3. trichogynes
  4. trichogynial
  5. trichogynic
  6. trichohyalin
  7. trichohyalins
  8. trichoid
  9. tricholemmoma
  10. tricholemmomas
  11. tricholine

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