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preprotachykinin

preprotachykinin noun: any of a family of peptide precursors of the tachykinin neurotransmitters.

Noun

preprotachykinin (plural preprotachykinins)

  1. Any of a family of peptide precursors of the tachykinin neurotransmitters

Forms of preprotachykinin

pluralpreprotachykinins

Origin of preprotachykinin

From prepro- + tachykinin.

Questions about preprotachykinin

What does preprotachykinin mean?
Preprotachykinin means any of a family of peptide precursors of the tachykinin neurotransmitters.
What part of speech is preprotachykinin?
Preprotachykinin is a noun.
What is the plural of preprotachykinin?
The plural of preprotachykinin is preprotachykinins.

Words near preprotachykinin in the dictionary

  1. preprosequence
  2. preprosequences
  3. preprosomatostatin
  4. preprostatic
  5. preprosthetic
  6. preprotachykinin
  7. preprotachykinins
  8. preprotease
  9. preproteases
  10. preprotein
  11. preproteins

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