polyhedrin

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noun

A protein that forms the crystalline matrix of viral polyhedral bodies

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Meanings

nounpolyhedrin (plural polyhedrins)

plural polyhedrins

  1. biochemistryA protein that forms the crystalline matrix of viral polyhedral bodies

Origin

From polyhedron + -in.

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APA

polyhedrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyhedrin

MLA

“polyhedrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyhedrin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polyhedrin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polyhedrin.

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