cerebrin
A non-phosphorized nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by…A non-phosphorized nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
Meaning
1 senses(dated, uncountable)A non-phosphorized nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
Origin
From cerebrum + -in.From cerebrum + -in.
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Synonyms
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1 related wordsDerivedhomocerebrin
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable