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tafazzin

tafazzin noun: a protein involved in the metabolism of cardiolipin.

Noun

tafazzin (uncountable)

  1. A protein involved in the metabolism of cardiolipin.

Origin of tafazzin

Named after the masochistic comic character Tafazzi, in reference to the complex procedure required to identify the protein, + -in.

Questions about tafazzin

What does tafazzin mean?
Tafazzin means a protein involved in the metabolism of cardiolipin.
What part of speech is tafazzin?
Tafazzin is a noun.

Words near tafazzin in the dictionary

  1. taepyeongso
  2. taf
  3. tafamidis
  4. Tafarnaubach
  5. tafasitamab
  6. tafazzin
  7. TAFE
  8. Tafea
  9. tafelspitz
  10. tafenoquine
  11. TAFEs

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