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hypothiocyanate (plural hypothiocyanates)

  1. Misspelling of hypothiocyanite.
    • 2015 September 2, “Breastmilk-Saliva Interactions Boost Innate Immunity by Regulating the Oral Microbiome in Early Infancy”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The biological role of SPO in adult saliva is considered to be the breakdown of H 2 O 2 produced by dental microflora, simultaneously protecting teeth and producing antibacterial hypothiocyanate from thiocyanate; it has been demonstrated that the major form of enzymatic H 2 O 2 consumption in normal human tracheal secretions is due to SPO [43 ].