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preproinsulin

preproinsulin noun: a biologically inactive precursor to the endocrine hormone insulin.

Noun

preproinsulin (uncountable)

  1. A biologically inactive precursor to the endocrine hormone insulin.
    • Meronym: proinsulin

Origin of preproinsulin

By surface analysis, prepro- + insulin, or, by surface analysis, pre- + proinsulin.

Questions about preproinsulin

What does preproinsulin mean?
Preproinsulin means a biologically inactive precursor to the endocrine hormone insulin.
What part of speech is preproinsulin?
Preproinsulin is a noun.

Words near preproinsulin in the dictionary

  1. preprohepcidin
  2. preprohibition
  3. preprohormone
  4. preprohormones
  5. preprohypocretin
  6. preproinsulin
  7. preprojective
  8. preprolactin
  9. preprolactins
  10. preproliferative
  11. prepromelanin

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