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furin

furin noun: a protease found in certain animal cells.

Noun

furin (countable and uncountable, plural furins)

  1. A protease found in certain animal cells

Forms of furin

pluralfurins

Origin of furin

From FUR (acronym of FES Upstream Region) + -in.

Words formed from furin

  • phosphofurin

Questions about furin

What does furin mean?
Furin means a protease found in certain animal cells.
What part of speech is furin?
Furin is a noun.
What is the plural of furin?
The plural of furin is furins.

Words near furin in the dictionary

  1. furil
  2. furile
  3. furilic
  4. furilic acid
  5. furimazine
  6. furin
  7. furins
  8. furiosant
  9. furiosity
  10. furioso
  11. furiosos

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