crystallin

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noun

A globulin found in the lens of the eye.

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Meanings

nouncrystallin (countable and uncountable, plural crystallins)

plural crystallins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA globulin found in the lens of the eye.

Origin

From crystal + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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