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patellin

patellin noun: any of a group of proteins associated with cell plate formation during cytokinesis.

Noun

patellin (plural patellins)

  1. Any of a group of proteins associated with cell plate formation during cytokinesis

Forms of patellin

pluralpatellins

Questions about patellin

What does patellin mean?
Patellin means any of a group of proteins associated with cell plate formation during cytokinesis.
What part of speech is patellin?
Patellin is a noun.
What is the plural of patellin?
The plural of patellin is patellins.

Words near patellin in the dictionary

  1. patellectomy
  2. Patelled
  3. patellid
  4. patellids
  5. patelliform
  6. patellin
  7. patelline
  8. Patelling
  9. patellins
  10. patello-
  11. patellofemoral

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