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proenkephalin

proenkephalin noun: a precursor of leuenkephalin and metenkephalin.

Noun

proenkephalin (countable and uncountable, plural proenkephalins)

  1. A precursor of leuenkephalin and metenkephalin.
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Forms of proenkephalin

pluralproenkephalins

Origin of proenkephalin

From pro- + enkephalin.

Words formed from proenkephalin

Questions about proenkephalin

What does proenkephalin mean?
Proenkephalin means a precursor of leuenkephalin and metenkephalin.
What part of speech is proenkephalin?
Proenkephalin is a noun.
What is the plural of proenkephalin?
The plural of proenkephalin is proenkephalins.

Words near proenkephalin in the dictionary

  1. proemptosis
  2. proems
  3. proencephalic
  4. proendocrine
  5. proenforcement
  6. proenkephalin
  7. proenkephalins
  8. proenlargement
  9. proenvironmental
  10. proenzym
  11. proenzymatic

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