perforin

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noun

A cytolytic protein found in natural killer cells.

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Meanings

nounperforin (countable and uncountable, plural perforins)

plural perforins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA cytolytic protein found in natural killer cells.

Origin

From perforate + -in, alluding to its action on the cell membrane.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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