involucrin

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noun

A protein component of human skin.

“In binding the protein loricrin, involucrin contributes to the formation of a cell envelope that protects corneocytes in the skin.”

OriginLatin involūcrum →
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Meanings

nouninvolucrin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA protein component of human skin.

    In binding the protein loricrin, involucrin contributes to the formation of a cell envelope that protects corneocytes in the skin.

Origin

  1. Latininvolūcrum“wrapper, covering”
  2. Englishinvolucrin

From Latin involūcrum (“wrapper, covering”) + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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