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neu

neu is the abbreviation of neuroglioblastoma cell line.

Noun

neu (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of HER-2.
    Synonyms:
    HER-2

Proper noun (1) capitalized: NEU

NEU

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of National Education Union.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Neu

Neu (plural Neus)

  1. A surname.

Synonyms of neu

Forms of neu

pluralNeus

Origin of neu

The name of this oncogene is abbreviated from a neuroglioblastoma cell line, from which it was originally isolated in rats.

From the German and Jewish surname, from the adjective neu (“new”).

Words formed from neu

Questions about neu

What does neu mean?
Neu means synonym of HER-2.
What is neu the abbreviation of?
Neu is the abbreviation of neuroglioblastoma cell line.
What part of speech is neu?
Neu can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near neu in the dictionary

  1. Netzer
  2. Netzers
  3. Netzes
  4. netzine
  5. netzines
  6. neu
  7. Neu syndrome
  8. Neu-Laxova syndrome
  9. Neu-Povýsilová syndrome
  10. Neuarpurr
  11. Neubauer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: neu (page history and authors); NEU (page history and authors); Neu (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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