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adiponectin

adiponectin noun: a protein hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism.

Noun

adiponectin (countable and uncountable, plural adiponectins)

  1. A protein hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism.

Forms of adiponectin

pluraladiponectins

Origin of adiponectin

From adipo- (“fat”) + nectin.

Words formed from adiponectin

Questions about adiponectin

What does adiponectin mean?
Adiponectin means a protein hormone that modulates glucose regulation and fatty acid catabolism.
What part of speech is adiponectin?
Adiponectin is a noun.
What is the plural of adiponectin?
The plural of adiponectin is adiponectins.

Words near adiponectin in the dictionary

  1. adipomyokine
  2. adipomyokines
  3. adiponecinemia
  4. adiponecrosis
  5. adiponectemia
  6. adiponectin
  7. adiponectinemia
  8. adiponectins
  9. adiponection
  10. adiponitrile
  11. adiponitriles

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