myeline

HYPHEN

my=e=line

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun myeline has 1 sense

myeline(n = noun.substance) medulla, myelin - a white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers; Array

is a kind of fat

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CIDE DICTIONARY

myeline, n. [Gr. myelo`s marrow.].

A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, protein, and some fat. [1913 Webster]

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