preproinsulin

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noun

A biologically inactive precursor to the endocrine hormone insulin.

“Meronym: proinsulin”

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Meanings

nounpreproinsulin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryA biologically inactive precursor to the endocrine hormone insulin.

    Meronym: proinsulin

Origin

By surface analysis, prepro- + insulin, or, by surface analysis, pre- + proinsulin.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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