"ovastacin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ovastacins [plural]
Etymology: ovo- + astacin Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|ovo|astacin}} ovo- + astacin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ovastacin (countable and uncountable, plural ovastacins)
  1. (biochemistry) An astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry

Inflected forms

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