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flown(1)(dictionary)
high-flown(dictionary)
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Connexin (health) and flown(1) (iou)


Connexin (health)


A subunit of connexon, a protein that forms a gap junction, a channel that permits ions and small molecules to move between adjacent cells. The connexins are important to intercellular communication.





flown(1) (iou)



flown ppl adjective1. arch. E16.
[Obsolete pa. pple of FLOW verb.]
In flood; fig. swollen (with), puffed up. Now only in allusion to Milton (see below). E16.
Milton Then wander forth the Sons of Belial, flown with insolence and Wine.
Nautical. Of a sheet: slackened to allow free movement in the wind. E17-M18.