silicatein

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noun

An enzyme used by sponges to capture silicate and build silica nanostructures

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Meanings

nounsilicatein (countable and uncountable, plural silicateins)

plural silicateins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme used by sponges to capture silicate and build silica nanostructures

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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