temporin

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noun

Any of a family of peptides isolated originally from the skin secretion of the European red frog, Rana temporaria.

OriginLatin tempus →
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Meanings

temporin1

nountemporin (countable and uncountable, plural temporins)

plural temporins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny of a family of peptides isolated originally from the skin secretion of the European red frog, Rana temporaria.

temporin2

nountemporin (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA tarry secretion from the temporal ducts of a bull elephant during musth.

Origin

temporin · noun

From Latin temporaria + English -in.

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temporin · noun

  1. Latintempus“temple (of the head)”
  2. Englishtemporin

From Latin tempus (“temple (of the head)”) + -in.

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Piermontorpiment
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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