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deorphanize

deorphanize verb: to identify the endogenous ligands of an orphan receptor.

Verb

deorphanize (third-person singular simple present deorphanizes, present participle deorphanizing, simple past and past participle deorphanized)

  1. To identify the endogenous ligands of an orphan receptor

Forms of deorphanize

third-person singular presentdeorphanizes
present participledeorphanizing
past participledeorphanized
pastdeorphanized

Origin of deorphanize

From de- + orphan + -ize.

Questions about deorphanize

What does deorphanize mean?
Deorphanize means to identify the endogenous ligands of an orphan receptor.
What part of speech is deorphanize?
Deorphanize is a verb.
What is the past tense of deorphanize?
The past tense of deorphanize is deorphanized.

Words near deorphanize in the dictionary

  1. deorganizing
  2. Deori
  3. Deoria
  4. deorphaned
  5. deorphanization
  6. deorphanize
  7. deorphanized
  8. deorphanizing
  9. deorsum-
  10. deorsumduction
  11. deorsumductions

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