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Meaning of "tunicin" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TUNICIN

tunicin  [ˈtjuːnɪsɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TUNICIN

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Tunicin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES TUNICIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some species of bacteria secrete it to form biofilms. Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. The cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–50% and that of dried hemp is approximately 45%. Cellulose is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper. Smaller quantities are converted into a wide variety of derivative products such as cellophane and rayon. Conversion of cellulose from energy crops into biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol is under investigation as an alternative fuel source. Cellulose for industrial use is mainly obtained from wood pulp and cotton. Some animals, particularly ruminants and termites, can digest cellulose with the help of symbiotic micro-organisms that live in their guts, such as Trichonympha.

Definition of tunicin in the English dictionary

The definition of tunicin in the dictionary is a cellulose-like substance found in tunicates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TUNICIN


actinomycin
ˌæktɪnəʊˈmaɪsɪn
allicin
ˈælɪsɪn
bacitracin
ˌbæsɪˈtreɪsɪn
biomedicine
ˌbaɪəʊˈmɛdɪsɪn
capsaicin
kæpˈseɪɪsɪn
clindamycin
ˌklɪndəˈmaɪsɪn
daunorubicin
ˌdɔːnəˈruːbɪsɪn
erythromycin
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈmaɪsɪn
gentamicin
ˌdʒɛntəˈmaɪsɪn
kanamycin
ˌkænəˈmaɪsɪn
lysin
ˈlaɪsɪn
medicine
ˈmɛdɪsɪn
mitomycin
ˌmaɪtəʊˈmaɪsɪn
neomycin
ˌniːəʊˈmaɪsɪn
puromycin
ˌpjʊərəʊˈmaɪsɪn
ricin
ˈraɪsɪn
rifampicin
rɪˈfæmpɪsɪn
streptomycin
ˌstrɛptəʊˈmaɪsɪn
telemedicine
ˈtɛlɪˌmɛdɪsɪn
vancomycin
ˌvænkəʊˈmaɪsɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TUNICIN

tungstite
tungstous
Tungting
Tungus
Tungusian
Tungusic
Tunguska
tunic
tunica
tunicate
tunicked
tunicle
tuning
tuning fork
tuning key
tuning knob
Tunis
Tunisia
Tunisian
tunnage

WORDS THAT END LIKE TUNICIN

adriamycin
bacteriocin
capsicin
ciprofloxacin
colicin
doxorubicin
ficin
glycin
indomethacin
leucin
mucin
niacin
oxytocin
salicin
sericin
spectinomycin
streptothricin
Szczecin
Terramycin
tyrothricin

Synonyms and antonyms of tunicin in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tunicin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TUNICIN

Find out the translation of tunicin to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tunicin from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tunicin» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

tunicin
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tunicina
570 millions of speakers

English

tunicin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tunicin
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تونيسين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tunicin
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tunicin
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tunicin
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tunicine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tunicin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tunicin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tunicin
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tunicin
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tunicin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tunicin
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tunicin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्यूनिकिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tunicin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tunicin
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tunicin
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tunicin
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tunicin
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tunicin
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tunicin
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tunicin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tunicin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tunicin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TUNICIN»

The term «tunicin» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.476 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TUNICIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tunicin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TUNICIN»

Discover the use of tunicin in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tunicin and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biodegradable Polymer Blends and Composites from Renewable ...
TABLE 2-4 Melting Temperatures (Tm) of Starch–Cellulose Blends Components Tm (8C) Conditions References 100% Plasticized starch/0% tunicin whiskers 133.4 43% RH Angle ́s and Dufresne (2001) 96.8% Plasticized starch/3.2% tunicin ...
Long Yu, 2009
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Biosynthesis and Biodegradation of Cellulose
The similarities between plant and ascidian cellulose , called tunicin (135), are striking. X-ray powder diagrams and electron diffraction diagrams of tunicin are qualitatively the same as those for plant cellulose (29,136,137). In addition ...
Candace H. Haigler, 1990
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Polysaccharides: Structural Diversity and Functional ...
Hydrolysis of bleached tunicin cellulose (Hulocynthia ro- ret:i) with sulphuric acid yields monolithic microcrystals with a smooth appearance and lengths varying from hundreds of nanometers to several micrometers. The lateral dimensions of ...
Severian Dumitriu, 2004
4
Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites: From Macro to ...
It was achieved by drying diluted aqueous suspensions of tunicin whiskers at room temperature in a homogeneous 7T magnetic field. Resulting films were examined using polarized optical microscopy and TEM. Microcrystal's axis orientation ...
Sabu Thomas, Laly A.. Pothan, 2009
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Vertebrate Genomes:
The tunic is composed of tunicin, which is related to plant cellulose. Both C. intestinalis and C. savignyi contain a single copy gene (CesA) for cellulose synthase. Intensive molecular phylogenetic analyses suggest that both Ci-CesA and ...
Jean-Nicolas Volff, 2006
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Cellulose Fibers: Bio- and Nano-Polymer Composites: Green ...
In 1995, Favier et al. published a paper, where they presented data on composites based on tunicin cellulose whiskers in a copolymer acrylate latex film (Favier et al. 1995a). The cellulose suspension is mixed with a styrene (35w/w), butyl ...
Susheel Kalia, B. S. Kaith, Inderjeet Kaur, 2011
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Handbook of Nanophysics: Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots
Polarized optical microscopy was used to observe and follow the growth of polyoxyethylene (POE) spherulites in tunicin whisker- reinforced films (Azizi Samir et al., 2004c). It was observed that the spherulites exhibited a less birefringent ...
Klaus D. Sattler, 2010
8
Biopolymer Nanocomposites: Processing, Properties, and ...
The high dependence of mechanical properties of starch/cellulose-based nanocomposite materials on plasticizer and moisture content was greater than glycerol [7] and sorbitol [66] plasticized waxy maize starch reinforced with tunicin  ...
Alain Dufresne, Sabu Thomas, Laly A. Pothan, 2013
9
Handbook of Biopolymer-Based Materials: From Blends and ...
Biomacromolecules, 6 (2), 612-626. 104. Mathew, A.P., Thielemans, W., and Dufresne, A. (2008) Mechanical properties of nanocomposites from sorbitol plasticized starch and tunicin whiskers. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 109 (6), 4065-4074. 105 ...
Sabu Thomas, Dominique Durand, Christophe Chassenieux, 2013
10
Advances in Natural Polymers: Composites and Nanocomposites
2.3.3.2 Spectroscopic Techniques Small-angle (Neutron and X-ray) scattering techniques are used to determine the precise shape of whiskers. For instance, the crosses sectional shape of rigid tunicin whiskers is rectangular with a calculated ...
Sabu Thomas, P. M. Visakh, Aji. P Mathew, 2012

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TUNICIN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tunicin is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nanocellulose Market by Type , Application , and Geography …
The CNC and CNF are extracted from wood fibers, flax, hemp, sugar beet, wheat straw, potato timber, algae, and tunicin. The reason for the rising popularity of ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
2
Pyura Chilensis si Batu Karang yang Dapat Dikonsumsi
Lapisan luar Piure merupakan jubah untuk melindungi diri mereka yang merupakan selulosa hewan atau tunicin. Kemudian bagian yang bisa dimasak adalah ... «Liputan6.com, Jul 14»
3
Planet Weird: Living Rock Has Sex With Itself; Doesn't Call Next Day
The outer covering is made of tunicin, “a hardy matrix of molecules that help the animal attach itself to a hard surface on which it will carry out its days,” Scientific ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 13»
4
Pyura chilensis: Bizarre creature that looks like a rock and can breed …
The Piure is known as a tunicate, so-called because it is covered in a layer - or 'tunic' - of animal cellulose called tunicin. Inside the living rock is a mass of ... «Daily Mail, Jul 13»
5
Piure, Makhluk Aneh Sajian Restoran di Chile
Piure ini dikenal sebagai tunicate karena tertutup lapisan, atau tunik, selulosa hewan yang disebut tunicin. Di dalam batu hidup ini, seperti diwartakan ... «Pikiran Rakyat, Jul 13»
6
A Living Rock That Reproduces By Selfing (Video)
Here is the animal in its natural habitat, in the process of feeding by inhaling water through its tunicin (“tunics” lined with an epidermis and muscle band, inside of ... «Care2.com, Jun 12»
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Pyura chilensis: the closest thing to getting blood from a stone
They belong to the Tunicata subphylum, so-called because they wear thick 'tunics' made of tunicin, which is a hardy matrix of molecules that help the animal ... «Scientific American, Jun 12»

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