temporin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
temporaria + -in
Noun[edit]
temporin (countable and uncountable, plural temporins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a family of peptides isolated originally from the skin secretion of the European red frog, Rana temporaria.
- A tarry secretion from the temporal ducts of a bull elephant during musth.