CECROPIN

Noun

cecropin (plural cecropins)

(protein) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides that lyse bacterial cell membranes

Anagrams

• coprince

Source: Wiktionary



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5 May 2024

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(noun) the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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