1. axin - Noun
2. Axin - Proper noun
Axin
(biochemistry) A large docking protein that in humans is encoded by the AXIN1 gene, and that binds APC, GSK-3β, casein kinase Iα, and β-catenin.
axin (countable and uncountable, plural axins)
(medicine) A fatty and varnish-like substance produced in Mexico by an insect, Llaveia axin, used in the arts and locally in medicine, being regarded as a good vulnerary and resolvent.