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connexon

connexon noun: an assembly of six connexins forming a bridge called a gap junction between the cytoplasms of two adjacent cells.

Noun

connexon (plural connexons)

  1. An assembly of six connexins forming a bridge called a gap junction between the cytoplasms of two adjacent cells.

Forms of connexon

pluralconnexons

Origin of connexon

From Latin connexus (“connected”) + -on.

Questions about connexon

What does connexon mean?
Connexon means an assembly of six connexins forming a bridge called a gap junction between the cytoplasms of two adjacent cells.
What part of speech is connexon?
Connexon is a noun.
What is the plural of connexon?
The plural of connexon is connexons.

Words near connexon in the dictionary

  1. connexive
  2. connexives
  3. connexivities
  4. connexivity
  5. connexivum
  6. connexon
  7. connexons
  8. connexosome
  9. connexosomes
  10. Connick
  11. Connicks

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