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properdin

properdin noun: a protein in human serum that complements part of the immune system.

Noun

properdin (uncountable)

  1. A protein in human serum that complements part of the immune system

Origin of properdin

From pro- + perdere (“to destroy”); see perdition + -in.

Questions about properdin

What does properdin mean?
Properdin means a protein in human serum that complements part of the immune system.
What part of speech is properdin?
Properdin is a noun.

Words near properdin in the dictionary

  1. properadic
  2. properads
  3. properate
  4. properating
  5. properation
  6. properdin
  7. properer
  8. properest
  9. properidine
  10. properispome
  11. properispomena

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