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actin-

actin- is the alternative form of actino-.

Meaning of actino-

Prefix

actino-

  1. ray, ray-shaped
    • e.g. actinolite, actinomycete
  2. radial geometry, particular radial symmetry
    • e.g. actinogonidial, actinostele, actinomorphic
  3. actinic radiation
    • e.g. actinometer, actinochemistry, actinotherapy

Questions about actin-

What is actin- the alternative form of?
Actin- is the alternative form of actino-.

Words near actin- in the dictionary

  1. actimetric
  2. actimetry
  3. actimycin
  4. actin
  5. actin'
  6. actin-
  7. actinal
  8. actinally
  9. actinarian
  10. actinarians
  11. actinase

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Adapted from Wiktionary: actin- (page history and authors); actino- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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