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nectin

nectin noun: any of a family of proteins that have a function in cell-to-cell adhesion.

Noun

nectin (plural nectins)

  1. Any of a family of proteins that have a function in cell-to-cell adhesion

Forms of nectin

pluralnectins

Origin of nectin

Perhaps from connect + -in.

Words formed from nectin

Questions about nectin

What does nectin mean?
Nectin means any of a family of proteins that have a function in cell-to-cell adhesion.
What part of speech is nectin?
Nectin is a noun.
What is the plural of nectin?
The plural of nectin is nectins.

Words near nectin in the dictionary

  1. nectarthode
  2. nectarthodes
  3. nectary
  4. nectaryless
  5. nectiferous
  6. nectin
  7. nectins
  8. nectiopodan
  9. nectiopodans
  10. nectivore
  11. nectivores

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