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  • noun biochemistry All the proteins expressed in the salivary glands of blood-sucking insects
  • noun biochemistry All the sialic acid compounds of an organism etc

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Examples

  • With bed bugs reemerging as a nuisance in some parts of the country, scientists are reporting the first preliminary description of the bug's sialome - the saliva proteins that are the secret to Cimex lectularius 'ability to suck blood from its human victims and escape to bite again with risking a lethal slap.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

  • With bed bugs reemerging as a nuisance in some parts of the country, scientists are reporting the first preliminary description of the bug's sialome - the saliva proteins that are the secret to Cimex lectularius 'ability to suck blood from its human victims and escape to bite again with risking a lethal slap.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010

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