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presenilin

presenilin noun: any of a class of transmembrane proteins.

Noun

presenilin (plural presenilins)

  1. Any of a class of transmembrane proteins

Forms of presenilin

pluralpresenilins

Origin of presenilin

From presenile + -in, since they were first identified in screens for mutations causing early onset forms of familial Alzheimer's disease.

Words formed from presenilin

Questions about presenilin

What does presenilin mean?
Presenilin means any of a class of transmembrane proteins.
What part of speech is presenilin?
Presenilin is a noun.
What is the plural of presenilin?
The plural of presenilin is presenilins.

Words near presenilin in the dictionary

  1. presences
  2. presencing
  3. presend
  4. presenescent
  5. presenile
  6. presenilin
  7. presenilinase
  8. presenilins
  9. presenility
  10. presensation
  11. presensations

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