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proopiomelanocortins

proopiomelanocortins is the plural of proopiomelanocortin.

Meaning of proopiomelanocortin

Noun

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

  1. A precursor polypeptide involved in diverse cellular functions.

Questions about proopiomelanocortins

What is proopiomelanocortins the plural of?
Proopiomelanocortins is the plural of proopiomelanocortin.

Words near proopiomelanocortins in the dictionary

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

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