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quiescin

quiescin noun: any of a family of proteins isolated from quiescent lung fibroblasts.

Noun

quiescin (plural quiescins)

  1. Any of a family of proteins isolated from quiescent lung fibroblasts.

Forms of quiescin

pluralquiescins

Origin of quiescin

From quiescent + -in.

Questions about quiescin

What does quiescin mean?
Quiescin means any of a family of proteins isolated from quiescent lung fibroblasts.
What part of speech is quiescin?
Quiescin is a noun.
What is the plural of quiescin?
The plural of quiescin is quiescins.

Words near quiescin in the dictionary

  1. quiescences
  2. quiescency
  3. quiescent
  4. quiescently
  5. quiesces
  6. quiescin
  7. quiescing
  8. quiescins
  9. quiesence
  10. quiet
  11. quiet as a church mouse

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