trop

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UK/tɹɒp/US/tɹɔp/US, cot caught merger/tɹɑp/

A form of troponin — A heterotrimeric regulatory protein complex found in the thin filaments of striated muscle fibers, including both skeletal and cardiac muscle, that controls calcium-mediated muscle contraction.

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Meanings

trop1

nountrop (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationcolloquialuncountablemedicineAbbreviation of troponin.

trop2

nountrop (plural trops)

plural trops

  1. alternativeAlternative form of trope (“cantillation pattern”).

Origin

trop · noun

Abbreviation of troponin.

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trop · noun

See trope (“cantillation pattern”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with trop

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Anagrams

portprottorp
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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