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prozymogen

prozymogen noun: a material formed of the chromatin of the nucleus which is extruded into the cytoplasm, there becoming zymogen.

Noun

prozymogen (uncountable)

  1. A material formed of the chromatin of the nucleus which is extruded into the cytoplasm, there becoming zymogen.

Origin of prozymogen

pro- + zymogen

Questions about prozymogen

What does prozymogen mean?
Prozymogen means a material formed of the chromatin of the nucleus which is extruded into the cytoplasm, there becoming zymogen.
What part of speech is prozymogen?
Prozymogen is a noun.

Words near prozymogen in the dictionary

  1. prozostrodontians
  2. Prozumenshikov
  3. Prozumenshikovs
  4. prozymite
  5. prozymites
  6. prozymogen
  7. prozzie
  8. prozzies
  9. prozzy
  10. proœmia
  11. proœmial

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