elicitin

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noun

Any of a family of small, highly conserved toxic proteins secreted by certain phytopathogenic microorganisms and inducing a necrotic and systemic hypersensitive response in certain plants.

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Meanings

nounelicitin (plural elicitins)

plural elicitins

  1. Any of a family of small, highly conserved toxic proteins secreted by certain phytopathogenic microorganisms and inducing a necrotic and systemic hypersensitive response in certain plants.

Origin

From elicit + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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