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clathrin

clathrin noun: a fibrous protein that forms a polyhedral coat on the surface of the coated pits and vesicles of cells during endocytosis.

Noun

clathrin (countable and uncountable, plural clathrins)

  1. A fibrous protein that forms a polyhedral coat on the surface of the coated pits and vesicles of cells during endocytosis.

Forms of clathrin

pluralclathrins

Origin of clathrin

From Latin clāthrī + English -in.

Questions about clathrin

What does clathrin mean?
Clathrin means a fibrous protein that forms a polyhedral coat on the surface of the coated pits and vesicles of cells during endocytosis.
What part of speech is clathrin?
Clathrin is a noun.
What is the plural of clathrin?
The plural of clathrin is clathrins.

Words near clathrin in the dictionary

  1. clathrate compound
  2. clathrate compounds
  3. clathrately
  4. clathrates
  5. clathrial
  6. clathrin
  7. clathrinid
  8. clathrinids
  9. clathrinoid
  10. clathrins
  11. clathrium

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