English Explanatory Dictionary

prestin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A protein in the hairs of the inner ear

Word forms

prestin prestins

Etymology

Coined in 2000 from the musical term presto (meaning fast) because of the speed of the protein.

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