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plectin

plectin noun: a very large protein that maintains the structural integrity of tissue.

Noun

plectin (countable and uncountable, plural plectins)

  1. A very large protein that maintains the structural integrity of tissue

Forms of plectin

pluralplectins

Questions about plectin

What does plectin mean?
Plectin means a very large protein that maintains the structural integrity of tissue.
What part of speech is plectin?
Plectin is a noun.
What is the plural of plectin?
The plural of plectin is plectins.

Words near plectin in the dictionary

  1. plectenchymatic
  2. plectenchymatous
  3. plectic
  4. plectics
  5. plectid
  6. plectin
  7. plectins
  8. plectognath
  9. plectognathic
  10. plectognathous
  11. plectognaths

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