dodecin

D2O1D2E1C3I1N1

noun

A small protein from bacteria used to store flavins.

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Meanings

noundodecin (countable and uncountable, plural dodecins)

plural dodecins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA small protein from bacteria used to store flavins.

Origin

From dodecameric + -in (as the proteins assemble in groups of 12).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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