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protocadherin

protocadherin noun: any of several polypeptides that are fragments of cadherin.

Noun

protocadherin (plural protocadherins)

  1. Any of several polypeptides that are fragments of cadherin

Forms of protocadherin

pluralprotocadherins

Origin of protocadherin

From proto- + cadherin.

Questions about protocadherin

What does protocadherin mean?
Protocadherin means any of several polypeptides that are fragments of cadherin.
What part of speech is protocadherin?
Protocadherin is a noun.
What is the plural of protocadherin?
The plural of protocadherin is protocadherins.

Words near protocadherin in the dictionary

  1. protobromide
  2. protobromides
  3. protobrosis
  4. protobulge
  5. protobulges
  6. protocadherin
  7. protocadherins
  8. protocanonical
  9. protocanonicals
  10. protocapitalism
  11. protocapitalist

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