otopetrin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of transmembrane proteins associated with otoconia and with sensing the sour taste

Word forms

otopetrin otopetrins

Etymology

From Ancient Greek οὖς, ὠτ- (oûs, ōt-, “ot-; ear”) and Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros, “stone”)

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