deorphanize

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

de- +‎ orphan +‎ -ize

Verb[edit]

deorphanize (third-person singular simple present deorphanizes, present participle deorphanizing, simple past and past participle deorphanized)

  1. (physiology) To identify the endogenous ligands of an orphan receptor