histatin

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noun

Any of a class of antimicrobial and antifungal histidine-rich proteins found in saliva.

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Meanings

nounhistatin (plural histatins)

plural histatins

  1. Any of a class of antimicrobial and antifungal histidine-rich proteins found in saliva.

Origin

From the histidine and probably -static.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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