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motilin

motilin noun: a polypeptide that has a role in fat metabolism.

Noun

motilin (countable and uncountable, plural motilins)

  1. A polypeptide that has a role in fat metabolism

Forms of motilin

pluralmotilins

Origin of motilin

Apparently from motile + -in.

Words formed from motilin

  • promotilin

Questions about motilin

What does motilin mean?
Motilin means a polypeptide that has a role in fat metabolism.
What part of speech is motilin?
Motilin is a noun.
What is the plural of motilin?
The plural of motilin is motilins.

Words near motilin in the dictionary

  1. motile
  2. motilely
  3. motiles
  4. motiligram
  5. motiligrams
  6. motilin
  7. motilins
  8. motilities
  9. motility
  10. Motilon
  11. Motilons

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