Diapausin
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Diapausin is a noun meaning (biochemistry) Any of a family of antimicrobial proteins present in several lepidopteran insects.
Meaning
(biochemistry) Any of a family of antimicrobial proteins present in several lepidopteran insects.
Word Forms
- diapausins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coleoptericin, abaecin, hemiptericin, apidaecin, penaeidin, hexamerin.
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