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golgin

golgin noun: any of a family of coiled-coil proteins that tether vesicles to the Golgi apparatus.

Noun

golgin (plural golgins)

  1. Any of a family of coiled-coil proteins that tether vesicles to the Golgi apparatus

Forms of golgin

pluralgolgins

Origin of golgin

From Golgi + -in.

Questions about golgin

What does golgin mean?
Golgin means any of a family of coiled-coil proteins that tether vesicles to the Golgi apparatus.
What part of speech is golgin?
Golgin is a noun.
What is the plural of golgin?
The plural of golgin is golgins.

Words near golgin in the dictionary

  1. Golgi complexes
  2. Golgi organ
  3. Golgi tendon organ
  4. Golgi's method
  5. Golgi's organ
  6. golgin
  7. golgins
  8. golgiosome
  9. golgiosomes
  10. Golgis
  11. Golgotha

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