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serpin

serpin noun: any of a family of proteins that inhibit serine proteases (especially trypsin).

Noun

serpin (plural serpins)

  1. Any of a family of proteins that inhibit serine proteases (especially trypsin)

Forms of serpin

pluralserpins

Origin of serpin

Short for serine protease + -in

Words formed from serpin

Questions about serpin

What does serpin mean?
Serpin means any of a family of proteins that inhibit serine proteases (especially trypsin).
What part of speech is serpin?
Serpin is a noun.
What is the plural of serpin?
The plural of serpin is serpins.

Words near serpin in the dictionary

  1. serpiginous ulceration of the groin
  2. serpiginously
  3. serpigo
  4. serpigoes
  5. serpigos
  6. serpin
  7. serpine
  8. serpines
  9. serpinopathies
  10. serpinopathy
  11. serpins

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