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miniprotein

miniprotein noun: a small protein (or a large polypeptide), especially one that folds into a structure similar to that of a normal protein.

Noun

miniprotein (plural miniproteins)

  1. A small protein (or a large polypeptide), especially one that folds into a structure similar to that of a normal protein

Forms of miniprotein

pluralminiproteins

Origin of miniprotein

From mini- + protein.

Questions about miniprotein

What does miniprotein mean?
Miniprotein means a small protein (or a large polypeptide), especially one that folds into a structure similar to that of a normal protein.
What part of speech is miniprotein?
Miniprotein is a noun.
What is the plural of miniprotein?
The plural of miniprotein is miniproteins.

Words near miniprotein in the dictionary

  1. miniprions
  2. miniprobe
  3. miniprobes
  4. miniprojector
  5. miniprojectors
  6. miniprotein
  7. miniproteinase
  8. miniproteinases
  9. miniproteins
  10. minipuberty
  11. minipump

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