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gephyrin

gephyrin noun: a protein associated with synapses.

Noun

gephyrin (plural gephyrins)

  1. A protein associated with synapses.

Forms of gephyrin

pluralgephyrins

Origin of gephyrin

From Ancient Greek γέφυρα (géphura, “bridge”) + -in.

Questions about gephyrin

What does gephyrin mean?
Gephyrin means a protein associated with synapses.
What part of speech is gephyrin?
Gephyrin is a noun.
What is the plural of gephyrin?
The plural of gephyrin is gephyrins.

Words near gephyrin in the dictionary

  1. gepefrine
  2. Gephart
  3. Gepharts
  4. gephyrean
  5. gephyreans
  6. gephyrin
  7. gephyrins
  8. gephyrocercal
  9. gephyrocercy
  10. gephyrophobia
  11. gephyrostegid

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