See Also: cheilion(medicine)

monellin (iou) and cheilion (medicine)


monellin (iou)



monellin noun. L20.
[from Monell Chemical Senses Center, Philadelphia + -IN1.]
Chemistry. A sweet-tasting protein isolated from the berries of the tropical African plant Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii (family Menispermaceae).

cheilion (medicine)


cheilion
<anatomy> A cephalometric point located at the angle (corner) of the mouth.

Origin: G. Cheilos, lips