abductin

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noun

An insoluble elastic protein found in the hinge ligament of bivalve mollusks.

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Meanings

nounabductin (plural abductins)

plural abductins

  1. biochemistryAn insoluble elastic protein found in the hinge ligament of bivalve mollusks.

Origin

Coined by Robert E. Kelly and Robert V. Rice in 1967, from abductor + -in.

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APA

abductin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abductin

MLA

“abductin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abductin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abductin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abductin.

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