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gingipains

gingipains is the plural of gingipain.

Meaning of gingipain

Noun

gingipain (countable and uncountable, plural gingipains)

  1. A protease, secreted by Porphyromonas gingivalis, that works to degrade cytokines.

Questions about gingipains

What is gingipains the plural of?
Gingipains is the plural of gingipain.

Words near gingipains in the dictionary

  1. Gingi
  2. gingili
  3. gingilli
  4. ginging
  5. gingipain
  6. gingipains
  7. gingiva
  8. gingivae
  9. gingival
  10. gingivally
  11. gingivectomies

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