dehydrin

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noun

Any of a family of proteins expressed in plants in response to dehydration

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Meanings

noundehydrin (plural dehydrins)

plural dehydrins

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of proteins expressed in plants in response to dehydration

Origin

From dehydro- + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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