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proenkephalins

proenkephalins is the plural of proenkephalin.

Meaning of proenkephalin

Noun

proenkephalin (countable and uncountable, plural proenkephalins)

  1. A precursor of leuenkephalin and metenkephalin.
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Questions about proenkephalins

What is proenkephalins the plural of?
Proenkephalins is the plural of proenkephalin.

Words near proenkephalins in the dictionary

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

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