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Meaning of ADDL | Babel Free

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.

See also

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