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expansin

expansin noun: any of a family of non-enzymatic proteins, found in plant cell walls, that have many functions related to growth.

Noun

expansin (plural expansins)

  1. Any of a family of non-enzymatic proteins, found in plant cell walls, that have many functions related to growth

Forms of expansin

pluralexpansins

Origin of expansin

From expansion + -in?

Questions about expansin

What does expansin mean?
Expansin means any of a family of non-enzymatic proteins, found in plant cell walls, that have many functions related to growth.
What part of speech is expansin?
Expansin is a noun.
What is the plural of expansin?
The plural of expansin is expansins.

Words near expansin in the dictionary

  1. expansibilities
  2. expansibility
  3. expansible
  4. expansibly
  5. expansile
  6. expansin
  7. expansine
  8. expansins
  9. expansion
  10. expansion adapter
  11. expansion adapters

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