thermogenin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

thermo- +‎ -genin

Noun[edit]

thermogenin (usually uncountable, plural thermogenins)

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  1. An uncoupling protein found in the mitochondria of brown adipose tissue, used to generate heat by non-shivering thermogenesis.