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murein

/mjuːrɛn/ noun · British & US
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What does murein mean?

noun

A polysaccharide component of the bacterial cell wall, consisting of a chain of N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine units.

Example

"The researchers studied the structure of murein in the bacterial cell wall."

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