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atrophin

atrophin noun: any of a class of proteins found in nervous tissue.

Noun

atrophin (plural atrophins)

  1. Any of a class of proteins found in nervous tissue.
    Synonyms:
    ATN

Synonyms of atrophin

Forms of atrophin

pluralatrophins

Origin of atrophin

From atrophy + -in.

Questions about atrophin

What does atrophin mean?
Atrophin means any of a class of proteins found in nervous tissue.
What part of speech is atrophin?
Atrophin is a noun.
What is the plural of atrophin?
The plural of atrophin is atrophins.

Words near atrophin in the dictionary

  1. atrophiated
  2. atrophic
  3. atrophically
  4. atrophied
  5. atrophies
  6. atrophin
  7. atrophins
  8. atrophism
  9. atrophoderma
  10. atrophoderma vermiculata
  11. atrophoderma vermiculatum

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