alarmin

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noun

Any endogenous substance that signals tissue and cell damage

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Meanings

nounalarmin (plural alarmins)

plural alarmins

  1. biochemistryAny endogenous substance that signals tissue and cell damage

Origin

From alarm + -in.

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Translations

Portuguese alarmina
  • alarminasubstance that signals tissue and cell damage

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

laminarrailmanmalarin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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