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Plastin

Plas′tin

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Noun.
[Gr. [GREEK] to form, mold.]
(Biol.)
A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.

Definition 2024

plastin

plastin

English

Noun

plastin ‎(plural plastins)

  1. (biology) A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.

Related terms

  • chloroplastin
  • cytoplastin

Etymology

Ancient Greek to form, mould. See plastic.

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