pinin

See also: pin'in

English

Etymology

Acronym of PNN.

Noun

pinin (countable and uncountable, plural pinins)

  1. (biochemistry) A protein associated with desmosome
  2. (gene) PNN, the pinin gene, which encodes for the pinin protein

Middle English

Verb

pinin

  1. (AB language) alternative form of pynen (to injure)

Piedmontese

Noun

pinin

  1. Youngest (smallest) brother.

Derived terms