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tu⋅bu⋅lin

[too-byuh-lin, tyoo-]
–noun Biochemistry.
either of two globular proteins that form the structural subunits of microtubules.

Origin:
1965–70; tubule + -in 2
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tu·bu·lin   (tōō'byə-lĭn, tyōō'-)   
n.  A globular protein that is the basic structural constituent of microtubules.
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Main Entry: tu·bu·lin
Pronunciation: 't(y)ü-by&-l&n
Function: noun
: a globular protein that polymerizes to form microtubules
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tubulin tu·bu·lin (t&oomacr;'byə-lĭn, ty&oomacr;'-)
n.
A globular protein that is the structural constituent of microtubules.

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