desmosine

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noun

A crosslink compound responsible for the rubbery properties of elastin

Scrabble 12

Meanings

noundesmosine (countable and uncountable, plural desmosines)

plural desmosines

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA crosslink compound responsible for the rubbery properties of elastin

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APA

desmosine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desmosine

MLA

“desmosine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desmosine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “desmosine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/desmosine.

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