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saposins

saposins is the plural of saposin.

Meaning of saposin

Noun

saposin (plural saposins)

  1. Any of a class of small lysosomal proteins that serve as activators of various lysosomal lipid-degrading enzymes.

Questions about saposins

What is saposins the plural of?
Saposins is the plural of saposin.

Words near saposins in the dictionary

  1. Saporogues
  2. saporosity
  3. saporous
  4. sapors
  5. saposin
  6. saposins
  7. sapota
  8. sapotaceous
  9. sapotas
  10. sapote
  11. sapotes

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