"butyrophilin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butyrophilins [plural]
Etymology: butyro- + -phile + -in Etymology templates: {{af|en|butyro-|-phile|-in}} butyro- + -phile + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} butyrophilin (countable and uncountable, plural butyrophilins)
  1. Any of a family of proteins associated with lactation. Wikipedia link: butyrophilin Tags: countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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