decorin

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noun

Any of a family of proteoglycans that "decorate" collagen fibres

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Meanings

noundecorin (plural decorins)

plural decorins

  1. biochemistryAny of a family of proteoglycans that "decorate" collagen fibres

Origin

From decorate + -in.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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