gorgonin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

gorgonin

Etymology

From gorgonian + -in.

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