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occludin

occludin noun: any of a family of plasma-membrane proteins located at tight junctions.

Noun

occludin (plural occludins)

  1. Any of a family of plasma-membrane proteins located at tight junctions

Forms of occludin

pluraloccludins

Origin of occludin

From occlude + -in?

Questions about occludin

What does occludin mean?
Occludin means any of a family of plasma-membrane proteins located at tight junctions.
What part of speech is occludin?
Occludin is a noun.
What is the plural of occludin?
The plural of occludin is occludins.

Words near occludin in the dictionary

  1. occludent
  2. occludents
  3. occluder
  4. occluders
  5. occludes
  6. occludin
  7. occluding
  8. occludins
  9. occlupanid
  10. occlupanids
  11. occlusal

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