thermogenin

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English

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Etymology

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From thermo- +‎ -genin.

Noun

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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.