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sterolin

sterolin noun: either of two proteins (and associated genes) that regulate sterol absorption and excretion.

Noun

sterolin (plural sterolins)

  1. Either of two proteins (and associated genes) that regulate sterol absorption and excretion.

Forms of sterolin

pluralsterolins

Origin of sterolin

From sterol + -in.

Questions about sterolin

What does sterolin mean?
Sterolin means either of two proteins (and associated genes) that regulate sterol absorption and excretion.
What part of speech is sterolin?
Sterolin is a noun.
What is the plural of sterolin?
The plural of sterolin is sterolins.

Words near sterolin in the dictionary

  1. sterol
  2. sterol esterase
  3. sterol esterases
  4. steroleosin
  5. sterolic
  6. sterolin
  7. Steroline
  8. sterolins
  9. sterolithography
  10. sterology
  11. sterolome

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