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pro-protein

pro-protein noun: any inactive protein that can be activated by posttranslational modification.

Noun

pro-protein (plural pro-proteins)

  1. Any inactive protein that can be activated by posttranslational modification

Forms of pro-protein

pluralpro-proteins

Origin of pro-protein

From pro- + protein.

Questions about pro-protein

What does pro-protein mean?
Pro-protein means any inactive protein that can be activated by posttranslational modification.
What part of speech is pro-protein?
Pro-protein is a noun.
What is the plural of pro-protein?
The plural of pro-protein is pro-proteins.

Words near pro-protein in the dictionary

  1. pro-oocytes
  2. pro-Pali
  3. pro-Palis
  4. pro-peptide
  5. pro-peptides
  6. pro-protein
  7. pro-proteins
  8. pro-rail
  9. pro-rata
  10. pro-regime
  11. pro-Russian

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