temporin

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

temporaria +‎ -in

Noun[edit]

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temporin (countable and uncountable, plural temporins)

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

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

temporin (uncountable)

  1. A tarry secretion from the temporal ducts of a bull elephant during musth.

Anagrams[edit]

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