tetraspan en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores Ancient Greek τέσσᾰρες (téssăres) Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-)bor. English tetra- Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend-der. Proto-Germanic *spannō Old English spann Middle English spanne English span English tetraspan From tetra- + span.
Meanings
- Any of a family of membrane glycoproteins whose multimolecular complexes have four transmembrane domains
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tetraspans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |