"nuclein" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈnjuː.klɪ.ɪn/ [UK], /ˈn(j)u.kli.ɪn/ [General-American] Forms: nucleins [plural]
Etymology: From German Nuclein, corresponding to nucleus + -in. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|de|Nuclein}} German Nuclein, {{suffix|en|nucleus|in}} nucleus + -in Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nuclein (countable and uncountable, plural nucleins)
  1. (biochemistry) A phosphorus-rich protein found in the nucleus of a cell, later specifically nucleohistone or nucleoprotamine; also, any similar compound present in the cell nucleus. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: nucleic acid, protein Translations (Translations): Nuclein [neuter] (German), νουκλεΐνη (noukleḯni) [feminine] (Greek), nucleina [feminine] (Italian), nucleína [feminine] (Portuguese), нуклеи́н (nukleín) [masculine] (Russian), nucleína [feminine] (Spanish), нуклеї́н (nuklejín) [masculine] (Ukrainian)

Inflected forms

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