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Definition: ELEIDIN

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute granules within the protoplasm of living cells.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Eleidin" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)


Extended Definition: ELEIDIN

Eleidin

Eleidin is a substance similar to keratin, which is present in the stratum lucidum of the skin (Ross & Pawlina, 2006). Eleidin is also a transformation product of keratohyalin.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Eleidin". Image Credit.
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