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spectrin
spec·trin [ spéktrin ] (plural spec·trins)


noun 
Definition:
 
fibrous protein: a fibrous protein in the membranes of red blood cells
[Mid-20th century. <specter, because first isolated from red blood cells lacking hemoglobin, called "ghosts"]
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