cecropin

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noun

Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes.

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Meanings

nouncecropin (plural cecropins)

plural cecropins

  1. biochemistryAny of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes.

Origin

From cecropia + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

coprince
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APA

cecropin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecropin

MLA

“cecropin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecropin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cecropin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cecropin.

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