tunicin

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noun

A type of animal cellulose present in the mantle, or tunic, of the tunicates.

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Meanings

nountunicin (countable and uncountable, plural tunicins)

plural tunicins

  1. archaiccountableuncountablebiochemistryA type of animal cellulose present in the mantle, or tunic, of the tunicates.

Origin

From tunic + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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