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abductin

abductin noun: an insoluble elastic protein found in the hinge ligament of bivalve mollusks.

Noun

abductin (plural abductins)

  1. An insoluble elastic protein found in the hinge ligament of bivalve mollusks.

Forms of abductin

pluralabductins

Origin of abductin

Coined by Robert E. Kelly and Robert V. Rice in 1967, from abductor + -in.

Questions about abductin

What does abductin mean?
Abductin means an insoluble elastic protein found in the hinge ligament of bivalve mollusks.
What part of speech is abductin?
Abductin is a noun.
What is the plural of abductin?
The plural of abductin is abductins.

Words near abductin in the dictionary

  1. abducing
  2. abduct
  3. abducted
  4. abductee
  5. abductees
  6. abductin
  7. abducting
  8. abductins
  9. abduction
  10. abductional
  11. abductions

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