ommatin
/ˈɒmətɪn/(also ommatine) Biochemistry
noun
Any of the group of ommochromes characterized by weaker colours, lower stability to alkalis, and lower molecular weights than ommins.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Biological Abstracts. From German Ommatin from ancient Greek ὄμματ-, ὄμμα eye + German -in.
- allothigenic
- allotment
- allotmenteer
- allotment letter
- allotment system
- allotone
- allotransplant
- allotransplantation
- allotransplanted
- allotriomorph
- allotriomorphic
- allotrope
- allotrophic
- allotropic
- allotropical
- allotropically
- allotropism
- allotropy
- allottable
- allotted span
- allottee
- allotter
- allotype
- allotypic
- allotypy