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adipsin

adipsin noun: a peptidase that is secreted by adipocytes into the bloodstream and is involved in the suppression of infection.

Noun

adipsin (usually uncountable, plural adipsins)

  1. (usually) A peptidase that is secreted by adipocytes into the bloodstream and is involved in the suppression of infection

Forms of adipsin

pluraladipsins

Questions about adipsin

What does adipsin mean?
Adipsin means a peptidase that is secreted by adipocytes into the bloodstream and is involved in the suppression of infection.
What part of speech is adipsin?
Adipsin is a noun.
What is the plural of adipsin?
The plural of adipsin is adipsins.

Words near adipsin in the dictionary

  1. adipoyl
  2. adipoyls
  3. adipsia
  4. adipsias
  5. adipsic
  6. adipsin
  7. adipsous
  8. adipsy
  9. adipyl
  10. adire
  11. Adirondack

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