importin

importin

English

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English import
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnusder.
Old French -inbor.
Middle English -in
English -ineclip.
English -in
English importin

    From import + -in.

    Noun

    importin (plural importins)

    1. (biology) Any of various karyopherins that move other protein molecules into the cell nucleus by binding to a specific recognition sequence.

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    Verb

    importin

    1. inflection of importar:
      1. third-person plural present subjunctive
      2. third-person plural imperative
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