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reticulon

reticulon noun: any of a group of proteins found in the endoplasmic reticulum that have a variety of functions.

Noun

reticulon (plural reticulons)

  1. Any of a group of proteins found in the endoplasmic reticulum that have a variety of functions.

Forms of reticulon

pluralreticulons

Origin of reticulon

From reticulum + -on.

Questions about reticulon

What does reticulon mean?
Reticulon means any of a group of proteins found in the endoplasmic reticulum that have a variety of functions.
What part of speech is reticulon?
Reticulon is a noun.
What is the plural of reticulon?
The plural of reticulon is reticulons.

Words near reticulon in the dictionary

  1. reticulohistiocytoses
  2. reticulohistiocytosis
  3. reticuloid
  4. reticulolysate
  5. reticulolysates
  6. reticulon
  7. reticulonodular
  8. reticulons
  9. reticuloperitonitis
  10. reticulophagy
  11. reticulopodia

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