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contactin

contactin noun: any of several glycoproteins active in cell adhesion.

Noun

contactin (plural contactins)

  1. Any of several glycoproteins active in cell adhesion.

Forms of contactin

pluralcontactins

Origin of contactin

From contact + -in.

Questions about contactin

What does contactin mean?
Contactin means any of several glycoproteins active in cell adhesion.
What part of speech is contactin?
Contactin is a noun.
What is the plural of contactin?
The plural of contactin is contactins.

Words near contactin in the dictionary

  1. contactability
  2. contactable
  3. contacted
  4. contactee
  5. contactees
  6. contactin
  7. contacting
  8. contactins
  9. contaction
  10. contactisation
  11. contactisations

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