robotnikin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Robotnik +‎ -in, after Dr. Robotnik, the main villain in Sonic the Hedgehog video games. See sonic hedgehog.

Noun[edit]

robotnikin (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A potential inhibitor of the hedgehog signalling pathway.
    • 2011, YH Chia, CX Ma, Hedgehog pathway inhibitors: potential applications in breast cancer:
      Robotnikin, a novel small molecule inhibitor of Shh-Ptch1 binding, was identified in a screen of bacterially expressed Shh N-terminal peptide by small molecule microarrays.
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