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dynorphin

dynorphin noun: any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.

Noun

dynorphin (plural dynorphins)

  1. Any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin

Forms of dynorphin

pluraldynorphins

Words formed from dynorphin

Questions about dynorphin

What does dynorphin mean?
Dynorphin means any of a class of opioid peptides that arise from the precursor protein prodynorphin.
What part of speech is dynorphin?
Dynorphin is a noun.
What is the plural of dynorphin?
The plural of dynorphin is dynorphins.

Words near dynorphin in the dictionary

  1. dyno
  2. dyno torch
  3. dyno torches
  4. dynode
  5. dynodes
  6. dynorphin
  7. dynorphinergic
  8. dynorphins
  9. dynos
  10. dynostarter
  11. dynostarters

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