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ADDL

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Initialism of amyloid beta-derived diffusible ligand: a kind of toxic oligomer implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Examples

“One experiment⟳ examined the effect of the protein insulin on ADDLs (amyloid-beta derived diffusible ligands), toxic proteins that build⟳ up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, causing cell death.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Addle addle pate addle-brain Addle-pate Addle-pated addlebrain

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