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caveolin

caveolin noun: any of a family of proteins associated with caveolae membranes.

Noun

caveolin (plural caveolins)

  1. Any of a family of proteins associated with caveolae membranes

Forms of caveolin

pluralcaveolins

Origin of caveolin

From caveola + -in.

Words formed from caveolin

Questions about caveolin

What does caveolin mean?
Caveolin means any of a family of proteins associated with caveolae membranes.
What part of speech is caveolin?
Caveolin is a noun.
What is the plural of caveolin?
The plural of caveolin is caveolins.

Words near caveolin in the dictionary

  1. caveola
  2. caveolae
  3. caveolar
  4. caveolated
  5. caveoli
  6. caveolin
  7. caveolinopathies
  8. caveolinopathy
  9. caveolins
  10. caveosomal
  11. caveosome

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