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autoinhibition

autoinhibition noun: any of several intramolecular interactions that regulate protein function.

Noun

autoinhibition (usually uncountable, plural autoinhibitions)

  1. (usually) Any of several intramolecular interactions that regulate protein function.

Forms of autoinhibition

pluralautoinhibitions

Origin of autoinhibition

From auto- + inhibition.

Questions about autoinhibition

What does autoinhibition mean?
Autoinhibition means any of several intramolecular interactions that regulate protein function.
What part of speech is autoinhibition?
Autoinhibition is a noun.
What is the plural of autoinhibition?
The plural of autoinhibition is autoinhibitions.

Words near autoinhibition in the dictionary

  1. autoinfusions
  2. autoing
  3. autoinhibit
  4. autoinhibited
  5. autoinhibiting
  6. autoinhibition
  7. autoinhibitions
  8. autoinhibitory
  9. autoinhibits
  10. autoinjected
  11. autoinjection

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