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proopiomelanocortin

proopiomelanocortin noun: a precursor polypeptide involved in diverse cellular functions.

Noun

proopiomelanocortin (countable and uncountable, plural proopiomelanocortins, abbreviation POMC)

  1. A precursor polypeptide involved in diverse cellular functions.

Forms of proopiomelanocortin

pluralproopiomelanocortins
abbreviationPOMC
alternative formpro-opiomelanocortin

Origin of proopiomelanocortin

From pro- + opiomelanocortin.

Questions about proopiomelanocortin

What does proopiomelanocortin mean?
Proopiomelanocortin means a precursor polypeptide involved in diverse cellular functions.
What part of speech is proopiomelanocortin?
Proopiomelanocortin is a noun.
What is the plural of proopiomelanocortin?
The plural of proopiomelanocortin is proopiomelanocortins.

Words near proopiomelanocortin in the dictionary

  1. proompters
  2. proompting
  3. proompts
  4. prooncogenic
  5. proopiomelanocortic
  6. proopiomelanocortin
  7. proopiomelanocortins
  8. Proosian
  9. Proosians
  10. proosteoblastic
  11. proosteoclastogenic

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