calbindin

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noun

Any of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney.

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Meanings

nouncalbindin (countable and uncountable, plural calbindins)

plural calbindins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAny of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney.

Origin

Contraction of calcium + binding + -in.

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APA

calbindin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calbindin

MLA

“calbindin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calbindin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calbindin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calbindin.

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