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intelectin

intelectin noun: any of a group of intestinal lactoferrin receptors.

Noun

intelectin (countable and uncountable, plural intelectins)

  1. Any of a group of intestinal lactoferrin receptors.
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Forms of intelectin

pluralintelectins

Questions about intelectin

What does intelectin mean?
Intelectin means any of a group of intestinal lactoferrin receptors.
What part of speech is intelectin?
Intelectin is a noun.
What is the plural of intelectin?
The plural of intelectin is intelectins.

Words near intelectin in the dictionary

  1. integumented
  2. integuments
  3. intein
  4. inteins
  5. intel
  6. intelectin
  7. intelectins
  8. intellect
  9. intellected
  10. intellection
  11. intellections

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