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Webster 1913 Edition
Syntonin
Syn′to-nin
,Noun.
[Cf. Gr. [GREEK] stretched tight, intense.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
A proteid substance (acid albumin) formed from the albuminous matter of muscle by the action of dilute acids; – formerly called
musculin
. See Acid albumin
, under Albumin
.