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fibulin

fibulin noun: any of a family of calcium-binding glycoproteins found in the extracellular matrix and in plasma.

Noun

fibulin (plural fibulins)

  1. Any of a family of calcium-binding glycoproteins found in the extracellular matrix and in plasma.

Forms of fibulin

pluralfibulins

Origin of fibulin

From Latin fibula (“clasp, buckle”) + -in.

Questions about fibulin

What does fibulin mean?
Fibulin means any of a family of calcium-binding glycoproteins found in the extracellular matrix and in plasma.
What part of speech is fibulin?
Fibulin is a noun.
What is the plural of fibulin?
The plural of fibulin is fibulins.

Words near fibulin in the dictionary

  1. fibularis tertius
  2. fibulas
  3. fibulate
  4. fibulectomies
  5. fibulectomy
  6. fibulin
  7. fibulins
  8. fibulocalcaneal
  9. fibulæ
  10. fic
  11. FICA

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