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spec⋅trin

  [spek-trin]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a rodlike structural protein of the red blood cell membrane.
Origin:
1968; spect(e)r (cf. ghost def. 12) + -in 2
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spec·trin   (spěk'trĭn)   
n.  A protein of high molecular weight that is a major component of the membrane of red blood cells.

[spect(e)r (so called because a red blood cell without hemoglobin is called a ghost) + -in.]
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Main Entry: spec·trin
Pronunciation: 'spek-tr&n
Function: noun
: a large cytoskeletal protein that is found on the inner cell membrane of redblood cells and that functions especially in maintaining cell shape
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spectrin spec·trin (spěk'trĭn)
n.
A contractile protein of high molecular weight that is a component of a network in the membrane of red blood cells, giving the cells flexibility.

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