Meanings
nounproinsulin (countable and uncountable, plural proinsulins)
plural proinsulins
- countableuncountablebiochemistryA polypeptide that is the prohormone precursor of insulin
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 胰島素原 /胰岛素原
- 胰島素原 /胰岛素原 (yídǎosùyuán)prohormone precursor of insulin
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