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calbindin

calbindin noun: any of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney.

Noun

calbindin (countable and uncountable, plural calbindins)

  1. Any of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney.

Forms of calbindin

pluralcalbindins

Origin of calbindin

Contraction of calcium + binding + -in.

Questions about calbindin

What does calbindin mean?
Calbindin means any of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney.
What part of speech is calbindin?
Calbindin is a noun.
What is the plural of calbindin?
The plural of calbindin is calbindins.

Words near calbindin in the dictionary

  1. Calbari
  2. Calbayog
  3. Calbert
  4. Calberts
  5. Calbiga
  6. calbindin
  7. calbindins
  8. calbistrin
  9. calbistrins
  10. Calbourne
  11. Calbourne, Newtown and Porchfield

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