tubulin

[ too-byuh-lin, tyoo- ]
/ ˈtu byə lɪn, ˈtyu- /

noun Biochemistry.

either of two globular proteins that form the structural subunits of microtubules.

Origin of tubulin

First recorded in 1965–70; tubule + -in2

Words nearby tubulin

tubular skate, tubulate, tubule, tubuliferous, tubuliflorous, tubulin, tubuloacinar gland, tubuloalveolar gland, tubulocyst, tubulointerstitial nephritis, tubulorrhexis

Medical definitions for tubulin

tubulin
[ tōō′byə-lĭn ]

n.

A globular protein that is the structural constituent of microtubules.