latherin

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noun

A surfactant protein, found in the sweat of equines, which allows sweat to penetrate the waterproof coat and there evaporate and cool the animal.

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Meanings

nounlatherin (plural latherins)

plural latherins

  1. biochemistryA surfactant protein, found in the sweat of equines, which allows sweat to penetrate the waterproof coat and there evaporate and cool the animal.

Origin

From lather + -in from the ability of the protein to produce a frothy lather of sweat on equines.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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