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neuroligin

neuroligin noun: any of a class of transmembrane proteins that bind to neurexins.

Noun

neuroligin (plural neuroligins)

  1. Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that bind to neurexins

Forms of neuroligin

pluralneuroligins

Origin of neuroligin

From neuro- + Latin ligō (“bind”) + -in.

Questions about neuroligin

What does neuroligin mean?
Neuroligin means any of a class of transmembrane proteins that bind to neurexins.
What part of speech is neuroligin?
Neuroligin is a noun.
What is the plural of neuroligin?
The plural of neuroligin is neuroligins.

Words near neuroligin in the dictionary

  1. neuroleptospirosis
  2. neurolepts
  3. neuroleukin
  4. neuroligand
  5. neuroligands
  6. neuroligin
  7. neuroligins
  8. neurolinguist
  9. neurolinguistic
  10. neurolinguistical
  11. neurolinguistically

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