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decorin

decorin noun: any of a family of proteoglycans that "decorate" collagen fibres.

Noun

decorin (plural decorins)

  1. Any of a family of proteoglycans that "decorate" collagen fibres

Forms of decorin

pluraldecorins

Origin of decorin

From decorate + -in.

Questions about decorin

What does decorin mean?
Decorin means any of a family of proteoglycans that "decorate" collagen fibres.
What part of speech is decorin?
Decorin is a noun.
What is the plural of decorin?
The plural of decorin is decorins.

Words near decorin in the dictionary

  1. decore
  2. decored
  3. decorement
  4. decorements
  5. decores
  6. decorin
  7. decoring
  8. decorins
  9. decorist
  10. decorists
  11. decoron

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