pseudokinase

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noun

A protein containing a catalytically inactive kinase domain.

OriginEnglish kinase ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudokinase (plural pseudokinases)

plural pseudokinases

  1. biochemistryA protein containing a catalytically inactive kinase domain.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishkinase
  6. Englishpseudokinase

From pseudo- + kinase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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