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flagellin

flagellin noun: the main protein in the flagella of bacteria.

Noun

flagellin (plural flagellins)

  1. The main protein in the flagella of bacteria.

Forms of flagellin

pluralflagellins

Origin of flagellin

From flagellum + -in.

Questions about flagellin

What does flagellin mean?
Flagellin means the main protein in the flagella of bacteria.
What part of speech is flagellin?
Flagellin is a noun.
What is the plural of flagellin?
The plural of flagellin is flagellins.

Words near flagellin in the dictionary

  1. flagellicaudatan
  2. flagellicaudatans
  3. flagellichorous
  4. flagelliferous
  5. flagelliform
  6. flagellin
  7. flagellins
  8. flagellist
  9. flagellists
  10. flagellogenesis
  11. flagellomania

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