English Explanatory Dictionary

cohesin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a class of proteins responsible for binding the sister chromatids during mitosis

Pronunciation

/koʊˈhisən/ En-cohesin.ogg En-cohesin.opus

Word forms

cohesin cohesins

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin haereō Latin cohaereō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin cohaesiōlbor. French cohésionbor. English cohesion Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cohesin From cohesion + -in.

Derived words

intercohesin intracohesin

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