spectrin

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noun

A contractile protein found on the surface of the membranes of blood cells

UncommonScrabble 12

Meanings

nounspectrin (countable and uncountable, plural spectrins)

plural spectrins

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA contractile protein found on the surface of the membranes of blood cells

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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