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porins

porins is the plural of porin.

Meaning of porin

Noun

porin (plural porins)

  1. Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as pores through which small molecules can diffuse

Questions about porins

What is porins the plural of?
Porins is the plural of porin.

Words near porins in the dictionary

  1. porinflammatory
  2. poring
  3. poring over
  4. poringly
  5. porings
  6. porins
  7. poriomania
  8. porion
  9. Porirua
  10. porism
  11. porismatic

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