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cryopyrin

cryopyrin noun: a nucleotide-binding and leucin-rich protein which activates the inflammasome in response to toxins.

Noun

cryopyrin (uncountable)

  1. A nucleotide-binding and leucin-rich protein which activates the inflammasome in response to toxins.

Origin of cryopyrin

From cryo- + pyrin.

Words formed from cryopyrin

Questions about cryopyrin

What does cryopyrin mean?
Cryopyrin means a nucleotide-binding and leucin-rich protein which activates the inflammasome in response to toxins.
What part of speech is cryopyrin?
Cryopyrin is a noun.

Words near cryopyrin in the dictionary

  1. cryopump
  2. cryopumped
  3. cryopumps
  4. cryopuncture
  5. cryopunctured
  6. cryopyrin
  7. cryopyrinopathies
  8. cryopyrinopathy
  9. cryoquench
  10. cryorecanalization
  11. cryorecover

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