monellin

M3O1N1E1L1L1I1N1

noun

A sweet protein found in Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii.

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Meanings

nounmonellin (countable and uncountable, plural monellins)

plural monellins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA sweet protein found in Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii.

Origin

From Monell + -in, named in 1972 after the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, United States, where it was isolated and characterized.

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Translations

Italian monellina
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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