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myosin

my·o·sin
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mahy-uh-sin]
    • /ˈmaɪ ə sɪn/
    • /ˈmaɪə.sən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mahy-uh-sin]
    • /ˈmaɪ ə sɪn/

Definitions of myosin word

  • noun myosin the principal contractile protein of muscle. 1
  • noun myosin A fibrous protein that forms (together with actin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells and is also involved in motion in other types of cells. 1
  • noun myosin the chief protein of muscle that interacts with actin to form actomyosin during muscle contraction; it is also present in many other cell types 0
  • noun myosin a protein in muscles 0
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Origin of myosin

First appearance:

before 1865
One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70; my- + -ose2 + -in2

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Parts of speech for Myosin

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myosin popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • actomyosin

    a complex protein in skeletal muscle that is formed by actin and myosin and which, when stimulated, shortens to cause muscle contraction

  • actin

    a protein that participates in many kinds of cell movement, including muscle contraction, during which it interacts with filaments of a second protein, myosin

  • globulin

    any of a group of proteins, as myosin, occurring in plant and animal tissue, insoluble in pure water but soluble in dilute salt solutions and coagulable by heat.

  • myofibril

    a contractile fibril of skeletal muscle, composed mainly of actin and myosin.

  • myofilament

    a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.

  • troponin

    a protein within a troponin complex that helps regulate the heartbeat and can be used as an indicator of myocardial infarction.
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