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pilin

pilin noun: any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria.

Noun

pilin (plural pilins)

  1. Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria

Forms of pilin

pluralpilins

Origin of pilin

From pilus + -in.

Words formed from pilin

Questions about pilin

What does pilin mean?
Pilin means any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria.
What part of speech is pilin?
Pilin is a noun.
What is the plural of pilin?
The plural of pilin is pilins.

Words near pilin in the dictionary

  1. piliform
  2. piligerous
  3. pilikia
  4. Pililla
  5. pilimiction
  6. pilin
  7. piling
  8. piling in
  9. piling on
  10. piling out
  11. piling Pelion on Ossa

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