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otopetrin

otopetrin noun: any of a group of transmembrane proteins associated with otoconia and with sensing the sour taste.

Noun

otopetrin (plural otopetrins)

  1. Any of a group of transmembrane proteins associated with otoconia and with sensing the sour taste

Forms of otopetrin

pluralotopetrins

Origin of otopetrin

From Ancient Greek οὖς, ὠτ- (oûs, ōt-, “ot-; ear”) and Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros, “stone”)

Questions about otopetrin

What does otopetrin mean?
Otopetrin means any of a group of transmembrane proteins associated with otoconia and with sensing the sour taste.
What part of speech is otopetrin?
Otopetrin is a noun.
What is the plural of otopetrin?
The plural of otopetrin is otopetrins.

Words near otopetrin in the dictionary

  1. otopathogenic
  2. otopathogens
  3. otopathological
  4. otopathology
  5. otopathy
  6. otopetrin
  7. otopetrins
  8. otopheidomenid
  9. otopheidomenids
  10. otophylloside
  11. otophyma

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