kaposin

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noun

A protein, associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, that enhances the release of pathogenetically important proinflammatory cytokines.

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Meanings

nounkaposin (countable and uncountable, plural kaposins)

plural kaposins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA protein, associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, that enhances the release of pathogenetically important proinflammatory cytokines.

Origin

From Kaposi + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Kapinos
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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