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preprocollagen

preprocollagen noun: the peptide that undergoes post-translational processing to form collagen.

Noun

preprocollagen

  1. (molecular biology) The peptide that undergoes post-translational processing to form collagen.

Origin of preprocollagen

From pre- + abbreviation of processing + collagen.

Questions about preprocollagen

What does preprocollagen mean?
Preprocollagen means the peptide that undergoes post-translational processing to form collagen.
What part of speech is preprocollagen?
Preprocollagen is a noun.

Words near preprocollagen in the dictionary

  1. preprocesses
  2. preprocessing
  3. preprocessings
  4. preprocessor
  5. preprocessors
  6. preprocollagen
  7. preprocurement
  8. preproduce
  9. preproduced
  10. preproduces
  11. preproducing

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