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purinergic

purinergic adjective: containing or releasing purines.

Adjective

purinergic (not comparable)

  1. Containing or releasing purines

Origin of purinergic

From purine + -ergic.

Words formed from purinergic

Phrases with purinergic

Questions about purinergic

What does purinergic mean?
Purinergic means containing or releasing purines.
What part of speech is purinergic?
Purinergic is an adjective.

Words near purinergic in the dictionary

  1. Purimic
  2. purinaemia
  3. purination
  4. purine
  5. purineosome
  6. purinergic
  7. purinergic receptor
  8. purinergic receptors
  9. purinergically
  10. purines
  11. puring

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