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Abundant vs Vitronectin - What's the difference?

abundant | vitronectin |

As an adjective abundant

is fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing .

As a noun vitronectin is

(biochemistry) a protein of the pexin family, an abundant glycoprotein that promotes cell adhesion and spreading, inhibits the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal cytolytic complement pathway, and binds to several serpin serine protease inhibitors.

abundant

English

Alternative forms

* (obsolete) abundaunt * (obsolete) habundaunt * (obsolete) habundant

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Fully sufficient; found in copious supply; in great quantity; overflowing.
  • * [W]ith their magical words they [poets] bring forth to our eyesight the abundant images and beauties of creation. — Leigh Hunt, On the Realities of Imagination
  • Richly supplied; wealthy; possessing in great quantity.
  • * Abundant in goodness and truth. — Exodus, 34:6
  • (mathematics) Being an abundant number, i.e. less than the sum of all of its divisors except itself.

    • Usage notes

    * (richly supplied) Normally followed by the word in' or (obsolete) ' of .

    Synonyms

    * ample (see here for explanation of distinctions) * bountiful * copious * exuberant * liberal * overflowing * plenteous * plentiful * profuse * rich * teeming * See also

    Antonyms

    * rare * scarce * (math) deficient

    Derived terms

    * abundant number * abundantly * superabundant

    Related terms

    * abound

    References

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    vitronectin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia vitronectin)
  • (biochemistry) A protein of the pexin family, an abundant glycoprotein that promotes cell adhesion and spreading, inhibits the membrane-damaging effect of the terminal cytolytic complement pathway, and binds to several serpin serine protease inhibitors.