Alexine

/ˈæl.ɛk.sin/ noun

An alternative term for alexin; an immune substance that protects against pathogens.

A variant spelling of alexin, from Greek alexein. Both -in and -ine endings were used interchangeably in early biochemical terminology to describe protective substances.

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