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siglec

siglec noun: any of a family of cell surface proteins that bind sialic acid.

Noun

siglec (plural siglecs)

  1. Any of a family of cell surface proteins that bind sialic acid

Forms of siglec

pluralsiglecs

Questions about siglec

What does siglec mean?
Siglec means any of a family of cell surface proteins that bind sialic acid.
What part of speech is siglec?
Siglec is a noun.
What is the plural of siglec?
The plural of siglec is siglecs.

Words near siglec in the dictionary

  1. sigisbeos
  2. sigismundite
  3. Sigl
  4. sigla
  5. siglarian
  6. siglec
  7. siglecs
  8. Sigler
  9. Siglers
  10. sigless
  11. Sigley

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