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cyclin

cyclin noun: any of a group of proteins whose presence in a cell varies through its cycle, and that regulates this cycle by forming a complex with kinase.

Noun

cyclin (plural cyclins)

  1. Any of a group of proteins whose presence in a cell varies through its cycle, and that regulates this cycle by forming a complex with kinase

Forms of cyclin

pluralcyclins

Origin of cyclin

From cycle + -in.

Words formed from cyclin

Questions about cyclin

What does cyclin mean?
Cyclin means any of a group of proteins whose presence in a cell varies through its cycle, and that regulates this cycle by forming a complex with kinase.
What part of speech is cyclin?
Cyclin is a noun.
What is the plural of cyclin?
The plural of cyclin is cyclins.

Words near cyclin in the dictionary

  1. cyclidan
  2. cyclidans
  3. cyclide
  4. cyclides
  5. cyclidic
  6. cyclin
  7. cyclinac
  8. cyclinacs
  9. cycline
  10. cyclines
  11. cycling

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