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chaperonin
(chap|er¦onin)
Pronunciation:
/ˌʃapəˈrəʊnɪn/
noun
Biochemistry
a protein that aids the assembly and folding of other protein molecules in living cells.
Origin:
late 20th century
: from
chaperone
+
-in
1
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