calretinin

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noun

A vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signalling and abundantly expressed in neurons; it stains mesothelioma and can help to identify lung tumours.

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Meanings

nouncalretinin (countable and uncountable, plural calretinins)

plural calretinins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA vitamin D-dependent calcium-binding protein involved in calcium signalling and abundantly expressed in neurons; it stains mesothelioma and can help to identify lung tumours.

Origin

Blend of calcium + retina + -in.

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Translations

French calrétinine
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Spanish calretinina
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nitraclinetricennialencrinital
Cite this entry
APA

calretinin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calretinin

MLA

“calretinin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calretinin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calretinin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calretinin.

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