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nuclear pore complex

nuclear pore complex noun: a proteinaceous assembly that selectively transports cargoes across the nuclear envelope.

Noun

nuclear pore complex (plural nuclear pore complexes)

  1. A proteinaceous assembly that selectively transports cargoes across the nuclear envelope

Forms of nuclear pore complex

pluralnuclear pore complexes

Questions about nuclear pore complex

What does nuclear pore complex mean?
Nuclear pore complex means a proteinaceous assembly that selectively transports cargoes across the nuclear envelope.
What part of speech is nuclear pore complex?
Nuclear pore complex is a noun.
What is the plural of nuclear pore complex?
The plural of nuclear pore complex is nuclear pore complexes.

Words near nuclear pore complex in the dictionary

  1. nuclear piles
  2. nuclear plasma
  3. nuclear plasmas
  4. nuclear poison
  5. nuclear poisons
  6. nuclear pore complex
  7. nuclear pore complexes
  8. nuclear power
  9. nuclear power plant
  10. nuclear power plants
  11. nuclear power station

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