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calcin

calcin noun: any of a group of polypeptides that have an affinity for calcium.

Noun

calcin (plural calcins)

  1. Any of a group of polypeptides that have an affinity for calcium

Forms of calcin

pluralcalcins

Origin of calcin

From calc(ium) + -in.

Words formed from calcin

Questions about calcin

What does calcin mean?
Calcin means any of a group of polypeptides that have an affinity for calcium.
What part of speech is calcin?
Calcin is a noun.
What is the plural of calcin?
The plural of calcin is calcins.

Words near calcin in the dictionary

  1. calciminer
  2. calciminers
  3. calcimines
  4. calcimining
  5. calcimycin
  6. calcin
  7. calcinable
  8. calcinate
  9. calcinated
  10. calcinates
  11. calcinating

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