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proteotoxicity

proteotoxicity noun: any impairment of cell function caused by misfolding of a protein.

Noun

proteotoxicity (countable and uncountable, plural proteotoxicities)

  1. Any impairment of cell function caused by misfolding of a protein.

Forms of proteotoxicity

pluralproteotoxicities

Origin of proteotoxicity

From proteo- + toxicity.

Words formed from proteotoxicity

Questions about proteotoxicity

What does proteotoxicity mean?
Proteotoxicity means any impairment of cell function caused by misfolding of a protein.
What part of speech is proteotoxicity?
Proteotoxicity is a noun.
What is the plural of proteotoxicity?
The plural of proteotoxicity is proteotoxicities.

Words near proteotoxicity in the dictionary

  1. proteostome
  2. proteosynthesis
  3. proteosynthetic
  4. proteotoxic
  5. proteotoxicities
  6. proteotoxicity
  7. proteotoxin
  8. proteotoxins
  9. proteotypic
  10. proteovesicle
  11. proteovesicles

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