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tropoelastin

tropoelastin noun: a water-soluble molecule that binds to form the protein elastin.

Noun

tropoelastin (countable and uncountable, plural tropoelastins)

  1. A water-soluble molecule that binds to form the protein elastin.

Forms of tropoelastin

pluraltropoelastins

Origin of tropoelastin

From tropo- + elastin.

Questions about tropoelastin

What does tropoelastin mean?
Tropoelastin means a water-soluble molecule that binds to form the protein elastin.
What part of speech is tropoelastin?
Tropoelastin is a noun.
What is the plural of tropoelastin?
The plural of tropoelastin is tropoelastins.

Words near tropoelastin in the dictionary

  1. tropo
  2. tropo-
  3. tropocollagen
  4. tropocollagens
  5. tropodithietic acid
  6. tropoelastin
  7. tropoelastins
  8. tropologic
  9. tropological
  10. tropologically
  11. tropologies

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