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resistin

resistin noun: a hormone secreted by adipose tissue.

Noun

resistin (plural resistins)

  1. A hormone secreted by adipose tissue

Forms of resistin

pluralresistins

Origin of resistin

From resist + -in. So called for its role in promoting insulin resistance.

Questions about resistin

What does resistin mean?
Resistin means a hormone secreted by adipose tissue.
What part of speech is resistin?
Resistin is a noun.
What is the plural of resistin?
The plural of resistin is resistins.

Words near resistin in the dictionary

  1. resistibilities
  2. resistibility
  3. resistible
  4. resistibleness
  5. resistibly
  6. resistin
  7. resisting
  8. resisting arrest
  9. resistingly
  10. resistings
  11. resistins

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