ma·ga·i·nin | \ mə-ˈgā-ə-nən 
, -ˈgā-nən \
, -ˈgā-nən \Medical Definition of magainin
: any of a group of peptide antibiotics isolated from the skin of frogs especially of the genus Xenopus
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