zebrin

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noun

Any of the molecules expressed by subsets of Purkinje cells that reveal the underlying zone-and-stripe architecture of the cerebellum.

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Meanings

nounzebrin (plural zebrins)

plural zebrins

  1. biochemistryAny of the molecules expressed by subsets of Purkinje cells that reveal the underlying zone-and-stripe architecture of the cerebellum.

Origin

From zebra + -in, because of the stripes.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Brienz
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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