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lipofuscin

lipofuscin noun: any of a family of pigmented lipid granules that accumulate in several body tissues.

Noun

lipofuscin (plural lipofuscins)

  1. Any of a family of pigmented lipid granules that accumulate in several body tissues.

Forms of lipofuscin

plurallipofuscins

Origin of lipofuscin

From lipo- + fuscin.

Words formed from lipofuscin

Questions about lipofuscin

What does lipofuscin mean?
Lipofuscin means any of a family of pigmented lipid granules that accumulate in several body tissues.
What part of speech is lipofuscin?
Lipofuscin is a noun.
What is the plural of lipofuscin?
The plural of lipofuscin is lipofuscins.

Words near lipofuscin in the dictionary

  1. lipofibrous
  2. lipofilling
  3. lipofillings
  4. lipofuchsinosis
  5. lipofucsin
  6. lipofuscin
  7. lipofuscinogenesis
  8. lipofuscinoses
  9. lipofuscinosis
  10. lipofuscins
  11. lipofusin

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