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toll-like receptor

toll-like receptor noun: any of a class of proteins that are single, membrane-spanning, non-catalytic receptors that identify structurally preserved molecules acquired from microbes.

Noun

toll-like receptor (plural toll-like receptors)

  1. Any of a class of proteins that are single, membrane-spanning, non-catalytic receptors that identify structurally preserved molecules acquired from microbes.
    Synonyms:
    TLR

Synonyms of toll-like receptor

Forms of toll-like receptor

pluraltoll-like receptors

Questions about toll-like receptor

What does toll-like receptor mean?
Toll-like receptor means any of a class of proteins that are single, membrane-spanning, non-catalytic receptors that identify structurally preserved molecules acquired from microbes.
What part of speech is toll-like receptor?
Toll-like receptor is a noun.
What is the plural of toll-like receptor?
The plural of toll-like receptor is toll-like receptors.

Words near toll-like receptor in the dictionary

  1. toll-bars
  2. toll-collector
  3. toll-collectors
  4. toll-free
  5. toll-like
  6. toll-like receptor
  7. toll-like receptors
  8. tollable
  9. tollage
  10. tollages
  11. Tolland

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