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neurokeratin

neurokeratin noun: the protein component of the myelin sheath.

Noun

neurokeratin (uncountable)

  1. The protein component of the myelin sheath.

Origin of neurokeratin

From neuro- + keratin.

Questions about neurokeratin

What does neurokeratin mean?
Neurokeratin means the protein component of the myelin sheath.
What part of speech is neurokeratin?
Neurokeratin is a noun.

Words near neurokeratin in the dictionary

  1. neuroinvasional
  2. neuroinvasive
  3. neuroinvasiveness
  4. neuroischaemic
  5. neuroischemic
  6. neurokeratin
  7. neuroketal
  8. neuroketals
  9. neurokine
  10. neurokines
  11. neurokinesis

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