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semaphorin

semaphorin noun: any of a class of proteins that assist growing axons to find an appropriate target and to form synapses.

Noun

semaphorin (plural semaphorins)

  1. Any of a class of proteins that assist growing axons to find an appropriate target and to form synapses

Forms of semaphorin

pluralsemaphorins

Origin of semaphorin

From semaphore + -in.

Questions about semaphorin

What does semaphorin mean?
Semaphorin means any of a class of proteins that assist growing axons to find an appropriate target and to form synapses.
What part of speech is semaphorin?
Semaphorin is a noun.
What is the plural of semaphorin?
The plural of semaphorin is semaphorins.

Words near semaphorin in the dictionary

  1. semaphoretic
  2. semaphoretical
  3. semaphoric
  4. semaphorical
  5. semaphorically
  6. semaphorin
  7. semaphorine
  8. semaphorines
  9. semaphoring
  10. semaphorins
  11. semaphorist

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