"pilin" meaning in English

See pilin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: pilins [plural]
Etymology: pilus + -in Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pilus|in}} pilus + -in Head templates: {{en-noun}} pilin (plural pilins)
  1. Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria Wikipedia link: pilin Derived forms: pseudopilin Translations (any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria): piline [feminine] (French), pilina [feminine] (Galician)
    Sense id: en-pilin-en-noun-1EfPW45B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -in

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pilin meaning in English (1.3kB)

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