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oncostatin

oncostatin noun: any of a group of pleitropic cytokines.

Noun

oncostatin (plural oncostatins)

  1. Any of a group of pleitropic cytokines.

Forms of oncostatin

pluraloncostatins

Origin of oncostatin

From onco- + statin.

Questions about oncostatin

What does oncostatin mean?
Oncostatin means any of a group of pleitropic cytokines.
What part of speech is oncostatin?
Oncostatin is a noun.
What is the plural of oncostatin?
The plural of oncostatin is oncostatins.

Words near oncostatin in the dictionary

  1. oncospheres
  2. oncost
  3. oncostain
  4. oncostains
  5. oncostatic
  6. oncostatin
  7. oncostatins
  8. oncostation
  9. oncostman
  10. oncostmen
  11. oncosts

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