Etymology

neuroligin

N1E1U1R1O1L1I1G2I1N1

Today it means: Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that bind to neurexins Full definition →

Latin ligō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromligō“bind”
  2. English todayneuroligin

From neuro- + Latin ligō (“bind”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Latinligō all →

leagueliablelegatoligation

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