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lamin

lamin noun: any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus.

Noun

lamin (plural lamins)

  1. Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus

Forms of lamin

plurallamins

Origin of lamin

From lamina + -in, from their involvement in the nuclear lamina.

Words formed from lamin

Questions about lamin

What does lamin mean?
Lamin means any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus.
What part of speech is lamin?
Lamin is a noun.
What is the plural of lamin?
The plural of lamin is lamins.

Words near lamin in the dictionary

  1. lamiger
  2. lamigers
  3. lamiid
  4. lamiids
  5. lamiine
  6. lamin
  7. lamina
  8. lamina papyracea
  9. lamina propria
  10. lamina proprial
  11. laminability

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