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aquaporin

aquaporin noun: any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.

Noun

aquaporin (plural aquaporins)

  1. Any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.

Forms of aquaporin

pluralaquaporins

Origin of aquaporin

From aqua- + porin.

Words formed from aquaporin

Questions about aquaporin

What does aquaporin mean?
Aquaporin means any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.
What part of speech is aquaporin?
Aquaporin is a noun.
What is the plural of aquaporin?
The plural of aquaporin is aquaporins.

Words near aquaporin in the dictionary

  1. aquaponic
  2. aquaponically
  3. aquaponics
  4. aquaponist
  5. aquaponists
  6. aquaporin
  7. aquaporins
  8. aquaprase
  9. aquapuncture
  10. aquardiente
  11. aquareceptor

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