Definition of Tunicin. Meaning of Tunicin. Synonyms of Tunicin

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Definition of Tunicin

Tunicin
Tunicin Tu"ni*cin, n. (Physiol. Chem.) Animal cellulose; a substance present in the mantle, or tunic, of the Tunicates, which resembles, or is identical with, the cellulose of the vegetable kingdom.

Meaning of Tunicin from wikipedia

- of ascidians (where the cellulose was historically termed "tunicine" (tunicin)). Cellulolysis is the process of breaking down cellulose into smaller...
- is wrinkled. It is formed of cellulose like organic substances known as tunicin. Herdmania is filter or ciliary feeder. Digestive tract is complete. Liver...
- tunic is composed of proteins and complex carbohydrates, and includes tunicin, a variety of cellulose. The tunic is unique among invertebrate exoskeletons...
- covering is called the tunic and is made of a cellulose material called tunicin. Cellulose is, by the way, a highly unusual material for any animal ro...
- a tunic resembling cartilage, composed of proteins, carbohydrates, and tunicin, with thickness ranging from thin and delicate to transparent and gelatinous...
- tunic has a 12.4% organic content, more than half of which is cellulose (tunicin), the rest being protein. This tunicate is a coldwater species and occurs...