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foldon

foldon noun: a part of a protein that folds and unfolds as a unit.

Noun

foldon (plural foldons)

  1. A part of a protein that folds and unfolds as a unit.

Forms of foldon

pluralfoldons

Origin of foldon

From fold + -on.

Questions about foldon

What does foldon mean?
Foldon means a part of a protein that folds and unfolds as a unit.
What part of speech is foldon?
Foldon is a noun.
What is the plural of foldon?
The plural of foldon is foldons.

Words near foldon in the dictionary

  1. foldingsticks
  2. foldless
  3. FOLDOC
  4. foldome
  5. foldomes
  6. foldon
  7. foldons
  8. foldopathies
  9. foldopathy
  10. foldosome
  11. foldosomes

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