pilin

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noun

Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria

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Meanings

nounpilin (plural pilins)

plural pilins

  1. Any of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria

Origin

From pilus + -in.

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Translations

French piline
  • pilineany of a class of fibrous proteins found in pilus structures in bacteria

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lipin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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