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entactin

entactin noun: a protein that is a component of the basement membrane and (along with perlecan) connects the networks formed by collagens and laminins to each other.

Noun

entactin (plural entactins)

  1. A protein that is a component of the basement membrane and (along with perlecan) connects the networks formed by collagens and laminins to each other.
    Synonyms:
    nidogen

Synonyms of entactin

Forms of entactin

pluralentactins

Questions about entactin

What does entactin mean?
Entactin means a protein that is a component of the basement membrane and (along with perlecan) connects the networks formed by collagens and laminins to each other.
What part of speech is entactin?
Entactin is a noun.
What is the plural of entactin?
The plural of entactin is entactins.

Words near entactin in the dictionary

  1. entabulates
  2. entabulating
  3. entabulation
  4. entabulations
  5. entacapone
  6. entactin
  7. entactins
  8. entactogen
  9. entactogenesis
  10. entactogenic
  11. entactogens

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