fidgetin

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noun

A protein that severs microtubules to aid recovery of damaged axons

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Meanings

nounfidgetin (plural fidgetins)

plural fidgetins

  1. biochemistryA protein that severs microtubules to aid recovery of damaged axons

Origin

From fidget + -in?

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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