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tetherin

tetherin noun: any protein-based tether that causes retention of virions on infected cell surfaces.

Noun

tetherin (plural tetherins)

  1. Any protein-based tether that causes retention of virions on infected cell surfaces.

Forms of tetherin

pluraltetherins

Origin of tetherin

From tether + -in.

Questions about tetherin

What does tetherin mean?
Tetherin means any protein-based tether that causes retention of virions on infected cell surfaces.
What part of speech is tetherin?
Tetherin is a noun.
What is the plural of tetherin?
The plural of tetherin is tetherins.

Words near tetherin in the dictionary

  1. tetherballs
  2. tethered
  3. tethered aerostat
  4. tethered aerostats
  5. tetheredness
  6. tetherin
  7. tethering
  8. tetherings
  9. tetherins
  10. tetherless
  11. tetherlessness

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