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selectin

selectin noun: any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins important in cell adhesion.

Noun

selectin (plural selectins)

  1. Any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins important in cell adhesion

Forms of selectin

pluralselectins

Origin of selectin

From select + -in?

Questions about selectin

What does selectin mean?
Selectin means any of a group of transmembrane glycoproteins important in cell adhesion.
What part of speech is selectin?
Selectin is a noun.
What is the plural of selectin?
The plural of selectin is selectins.

Words near selectin in the dictionary

  1. selectedst
  2. selectee
  3. selectees
  4. selectest
  5. selecteth
  6. selectin
  7. selecting
  8. selecting out
  9. selectings
  10. selectins
  11. selection

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