Meaning

1 senses
  1. Any of a class of small, cysteine-rich proteins that are expressed only by filamentous fungi, known for their capability of forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of an object

Origin

From hydrophobe + -in.

From hydrophobe + -in.

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