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Word: Actin
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1940s: from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’ + -in
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈaktɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a protein that forms (together with myosin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells, and is also involved in motion in other types of cell.
Short Definition:protein that forms filaments of muscle cells
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