cingulin

C3I1N1G2U1L1I1N1

noun

A dimeric protein found in tight junctions

OriginLatin cingulum →
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Meanings

nouncingulin (countable and uncountable, plural cingulins)

plural cingulins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA dimeric protein found in tight junctions

Origin

  1. Latincingulum“girdle, belt”
  2. Englishcingulin

From Latin cingulum (“girdle, belt”) + -in

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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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