Etymology

lumican

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Today it means: The major keratin sulfate proteoglycan of the cornea. Full definition →

Latin lūmen
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  1. Latin · derived fromlūmen“light”
  2. English todaylumican

From Latin lūmen (“light”) + ?

Words from the same roots

Latinlūmen all →

lumenlumluminescentluminaphoneluminiferousluminophorelumirhodopsinlumirubinphillumenismphillumenistphillumeny

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