nucleoporin

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noun

Any of a family of porins that facilitates transport through nuclear pores in the nuclear envelope of cells

OriginEnglish porin ← Latin nucleu ← Proto-Italic *knuks →
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Meanings

nounnucleoporin (plural nucleoporins)

plural nucleoporins

  1. Any of a family of porins that facilitates transport through nuclear pores in the nuclear envelope of cells

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*knuks
  2. Latinnux
  3. Latinnucleu
  4. Englishnucleus
  5. Englishnucleo-
  6. Englishporin
  7. Englishnucleoporin

From nucleo- + porin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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