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whirlin

whirlin noun: a protein encoded in humans by the gene DFNB31, possibly involved in the formation of scaffolding protein complexes that facilitate synaptic transmission in the central nervous system.

Noun

whirlin (uncountable)

  1. A protein encoded in humans by the gene DFNB31, possibly involved in the formation of scaffolding protein complexes that facilitate synaptic transmission in the central nervous system.

Origin of whirlin

From whirl + -in?

Questions about whirlin

What does whirlin mean?
Whirlin means a protein encoded in humans by the gene DFNB31, possibly involved in the formation of scaffolding protein complexes that facilitate synaptic transmission in the central nervous system.
What part of speech is whirlin?
Whirlin is a noun.

Words near whirlin in the dictionary

  1. whirlimixed
  2. whirlimixer
  3. whirlimixers
  4. whirlimixes
  5. whirlimixing
  6. whirlin
  7. whirling
  8. Whirling Dervish
  9. Whirling Dervishes
  10. whirling disease
  11. whirling pits

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