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connexin

connexin noun: any of a class of transmembrane proteins that assemble to form gap junctions in vertebrates.

Noun

connexin (plural connexins)

  1. Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that assemble to form gap junctions in vertebrates.

Forms of connexin

pluralconnexins

Origin of connexin

From Latin connexus (“connected”) + English -in.

Words formed from connexin

Questions about connexin

What does connexin mean?
Connexin means any of a class of transmembrane proteins that assemble to form gap junctions in vertebrates.
What part of speech is connexin?
Connexin is a noun.
What is the plural of connexin?
The plural of connexin is connexins.

Words near connexin in the dictionary

  1. Connewirricoo
  2. connex
  3. connex.
  4. connexed
  5. connexes
  6. connexin
  7. connexing
  8. connexins
  9. connexion
  10. connexional
  11. connexionalism

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