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gorgonin

noun

Etymology

From gorgonian + -in.

  1. derived from Γοργώ
  2. derived from Gorgō
  3. inherited from gorgon
  4. suffixed as gorgonian — “gorgon + ian”
  5. suffixed as gorgonin — “gorgonian + in”

Definitions

  1. A complex protein frequently containing appreciable quantities of iodine and bromine that…

    A complex protein frequently containing appreciable quantities of iodine and bromine that makes up the horny skeleton of typical gorgonians.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for gorgonin. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA