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heterotrimeric

heterotrimeric adjective: of a protein, containing three different subunits.

Adjective

heterotrimeric (not comparable)

  1. Of a protein, containing three different subunits.

Origin of heterotrimeric

From hetero- + trimeric.

Questions about heterotrimeric

What does heterotrimeric mean?
Heterotrimeric means of a protein, containing three different subunits.
What part of speech is heterotrimeric?
Heterotrimeric is an adjective.

Words near heterotrimeric in the dictionary

  1. heterotrichous
  2. heterotricycle
  3. heterotricycles
  4. heterotricyclic
  5. heterotrimer
  6. heterotrimeric
  7. heterotrimerization
  8. heterotrimerizations
  9. heterotrimerize
  10. heterotrimerized
  11. heterotrimers

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