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kelch

kelch noun: a particular sequence of amino acids found in many proteins of eukaryotic and bacterial species.

Noun

kelch (uncountable)

  1. A particular sequence of amino acids found in many proteins of eukaryotic and bacterial species
    • Comparison in chromosome location was based on kelch motif ACBPs.2015 July 9, Nadia Haingotiana Raboanatahiry et al., “Genome-wide identification and Phylogenic analysis of kelch motif containing ACBP in Brassica napus”, in BMC Genomics, volume 16, →DOI

Proper noun capitalized: Kelch

Kelch (plural Kelchs)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of kelch

pluralKelchs

Origin of kelch

From German Kelch (“chalice”); refer to Wikipedia. Doublet of chalice and calyx.

Borrowed from German Kelch.

Questions about kelch

What does kelch mean?
Kelch means a particular sequence of amino acids found in many proteins of eukaryotic and bacterial species.
What part of speech is kelch?
Kelch can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near kelch in the dictionary

  1. Kelbys
  2. Kelce
  3. Kelces
  4. Kelcey
  5. Kelceys
  6. kelch
  7. Kelchner
  8. Kelchners
  9. Kelcie
  10. Kelcies
  11. Kelcy

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