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retinophilin

retinophilin noun: a phosphoprotein in the photoreceptors of fruit flies.

Noun

retinophilin (uncountable)

  1. A phosphoprotein in the photoreceptors of fruit flies

Questions about retinophilin

What does retinophilin mean?
Retinophilin means a phosphoprotein in the photoreceptors of fruit flies.
What part of speech is retinophilin?
Retinophilin is a noun.

Words near retinophilin in the dictionary

  1. retinopathies
  2. retinopathology
  3. retinopathy
  4. retinopexies
  5. retinopexy
  6. retinophilin
  7. retinophora
  8. retinophorae
  9. retinophoral
  10. retinoprotective
  11. retinorecipient

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