ovastacin

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noun

An astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida

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Meanings

nounovastacin (countable and uncountable, plural ovastacins)

plural ovastacins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida

Origin

From ovo- + astacin.

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APA

ovastacin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovastacin

MLA

“ovastacin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovastacin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ovastacin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ovastacin.

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