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pleckstrin

pleckstrin noun: a protein found in platelets.

Noun

pleckstrin (uncountable)

  1. A protein found in platelets

Origin of pleckstrin

Abbreviation of platelet + leukocyte C kinase substrate + KSTR (amino acids) + string.

Questions about pleckstrin

What does pleckstrin mean?
Pleckstrin means a protein found in platelets.
What part of speech is pleckstrin?
Pleckstrin is a noun.

Words near pleckstrin in the dictionary

  1. plebs
  2. plec
  3. plecanatide
  4. pleck
  5. plecks
  6. pleckstrin
  7. pleco
  8. pleco fish
  9. pleco fishes
  10. plecoglossid
  11. plecoglossids

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