griffithsin

G2R1I1F4F4I1T1H4S1I1N1

noun

A protein, isolated from the red alga Griffithsia, that may have some use as a microbicide.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

noungriffithsin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA protein, isolated from the red alga Griffithsia, that may have some use as a microbicide.

Origin

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

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Chicago

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