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tubulin

tubulin noun: any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules.

Noun

tubulin (plural tubulins)

  1. Any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules.
  2. Specifically, the dimer of α-tubulin and β-tubulin.
    • The protein tubulin is composed of dimers of 110000 to 120000 daltons.1975, E. M. F. De Robertis et al., Cell Biology, →ISBN, page 690

Forms of tubulin

pluraltubulins

Origin of tubulin

From tubul- + -in.

Words formed from tubulin

Questions about tubulin

What does tubulin mean?
Tubulin means any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules.
What part of speech is tubulin?
Tubulin is a noun.
What is the plural of tubulin?
The plural of tubulin is tubulins.

Words near tubulin in the dictionary

  1. tubuliferan
  2. tubuliferans
  3. tubuliferous
  4. tubuliflorous
  5. tubuliform
  6. tubulin
  7. tubulinean
  8. tubulineans
  9. tubulinopathies
  10. tubulinopathy
  11. tubulins

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