Meanings
nounepisialin (countable and uncountable, plural episialins)
plural episialins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryAn epithelial sialomucin.
Origin
By surface analysis, epithel(ium) + sial(omuc)in or By surface analysis, epi- + sial- + -in; the first most likely reflects the historical origin.
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APA
episialin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/episialin
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“episialin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/episialin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “episialin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/episialin.
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