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properdin

Syllabification: (prop·er·din)
Pronunciation: /prōˈpərdn/
Definition of properdin

noun

Biochemistry
  • a protein present in the blood, involved in the body’s response to certain kinds of infection.

Origin:

1950s: from pro-2 'before' + Latin perdere 'destroy' + -in1

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