bursicon

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noun

A heterodimeric protein that is an insect hormone which mediates tanning in the cuticle of adult flies

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Meanings

nounbursicon (countable and uncountable, plural bursicons)

plural bursicons

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA heterodimeric protein that is an insect hormone which mediates tanning in the cuticle of adult flies

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

bursicon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bursicon

MLA

“bursicon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bursicon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bursicon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bursicon.

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