Etymology

pikachurin

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Today it means: A dystroglycan-interacting polysaccharide which has an essential role in the precise interactions between the photoreceptor ribbon synapse and the bipolar dendrites. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Pikachu, a Pokémon character, + -in.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.