English
hydrophobin
From hydrophobe + -in.
Formed from hydrophobe + -in
Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- ‘to run, flee’
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Ancient Greek φόβος ‘fear, dread’
Ancient Greek ὑδροφόβος
Latin hydrophobus ‘hydrophobic, having hydrophobia’
French hydrophobe ‘hydrophobic’
English hydrophobe
Today it means
noun Any of a class of small, cysteine-rich proteins that are expressed only by filamentous fungi, known for their capability of forming a hydrophobic coating on the surface of an object
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Etymograph / hydrophobin