"presenilin" meaning in All languages combined

See presenilin on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: presenilins [plural]
Etymology: presenile + -in, since they were first identified in screens for mutations causing early onset forms of familial Alzheimer's disease. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|presenile|in}} presenile + -in Head templates: {{en-noun}} presenilin (plural presenilins)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins Wikipedia link: presenilin Categories (topical): Proteins Derived forms: presenilinase

Inflected forms

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