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tetherins

tetherins is the plural of tetherin.

Meaning of tetherin

Noun

tetherin (plural tetherins)

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

Questions about tetherins

What is tetherins the plural of?
Tetherins is the plural of tetherin.

Words near tetherins in the dictionary

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

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