# ovastacin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. An astacin found in oocytes, involved in the hardening of the zona pellucida

## Etymology
From ovo- + astacin.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ovastacin