cerebrin

English

noun
Definitions
  • (biochemistry) 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.

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Suffix from English cerebrum.

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cerebrum

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