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- [mahy-kruh-fil-uh-muh nt]
- /ˌmaɪ krəˈfɪl ə mənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mahy-kruh-fil-uh-muh nt]
- /ˌmaɪ krəˈfɪl ə mənt/
Definitions of microfilament word
- noun microfilament a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape. 1
- noun microfilament A small rodlike structure, about 4-7 nanometers in diameter, present in numbers in the cytoplasm of many eukaryotic cells. 1
- noun microfilament thin filament, composed of the protein actin and associated proteins, that occurs abundantly in muscle and in the cytoplasm of other cells 0
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Origin of microfilament
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; micro- + filament
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Parts of speech for Microfilament
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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microfilament popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
microfilament usage trend in Literature
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- what is a microfilament?
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- which component is a microfilament of the cytoskeleton?
- what does the microfilament do?
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