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latherin

noun

Etymology

From lather + -in from the ability of the protein to produce a frothy lather of sweat on equines.

  1. inherited from *lówh₃trom✻ — “that which is used for washing”
  2. inherited from *lauþrą✻ — “that which is used for washing, soap”
  3. inherited from *lauþr✻
  4. inherited from lēaþor — “a kind of nitre used for soap, soda”
  5. inherited from lather
  6. suffixed as latherin — “lather + in”

Definitions

  1. A surfactant protein, found in the sweat of equines, which allows sweat to penetrate the…

    A surfactant protein, found in the sweat of equines, which allows sweat to penetrate the waterproof coat and there evaporate and cool the animal.

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