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Plastin

Plastin \Plas"tin\, n. [Gr. ? to form, mold.] (Biol.) A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.

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plastin

n. (context biology English) A substance associated with nuclein in cell nucleus, and by some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.

Usage examples of "plastin".

Spacers waiting in line greeted Daniel cheerfully as the taxi glided to a halt, and Plastin, a tech on guard duty in the entrance hatch, bent to give him a hand up.

Plastin as he retrieved the sub-machine gun that Fairfax, his partner on guard, had been holding while Plastin helped Daniel aboard.