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follistatin

follistatin noun: a protein that binds to, and neutralizes, activin.

Noun

follistatin (countable and uncountable, plural follistatins)

  1. A protein that binds to, and neutralizes, activin.

Forms of follistatin

pluralfollistatins

Origin of follistatin

From folli(cular fluid) + -statin, indicating the bodily fluid from which it was first isolated.

Questions about follistatin

What does follistatin mean?
Follistatin means a protein that binds to, and neutralizes, activin.
What part of speech is follistatin?
Follistatin is a noun.
What is the plural of follistatin?
The plural of follistatin is follistatins.

Words near follistatin in the dictionary

  1. follies
  2. folliful
  3. Follin
  4. Follingsby
  5. follis
  6. follistatin
  7. follistatins
  8. follitropin
  9. follitropins
  10. Follmer
  11. Follmers

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