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metal homeostasis

metal homeostasis noun: the ability of individual cells to maintain a healthy level of metals within the cell.

Noun

metal homeostasis (uncountable)

  1. The ability of individual cells to maintain a healthy level of metals within the cell.

Origin of metal homeostasis

First used as a set phrase in cytogenetic studies in the early 1980s.

Questions about metal homeostasis

What does metal homeostasis mean?
Metal homeostasis means the ability of individual cells to maintain a healthy level of metals within the cell.
What part of speech is metal homeostasis?
Metal homeostasis is a noun.

Words near metal homeostasis in the dictionary

  1. metal detectorists
  2. metal detectors
  3. metal fume fever
  4. metal halide lamp
  5. metal halide lamps
  6. metal homeostasis
  7. metal hydride
  8. metal hydrides
  9. metal jacket
  10. metal jackets
  11. metal malaria

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