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deorphanizing

deorphanizing is the present participle and gerund of deorphanize.

Meaning of deorphanize

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

Questions about deorphanizing

What is deorphanizing the present participle and gerund of?
Deorphanizing is the present participle and gerund of deorphanize.

Words near deorphanizing in the dictionary

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

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