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actinin

actinin noun: any of several microfilament proteins that have a function in the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells.

Noun

actinin (plural actinins)

  1. Any of several microfilament proteins that have a function in the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells

Forms of actinin

pluralactinins

Origin of actinin

From actin + -in.

Questions about actinin

What does actinin mean?
Actinin means any of several microfilament proteins that have a function in the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells.
What part of speech is actinin?
Actinin is a noun.
What is the plural of actinin?
The plural of actinin is actinins.

Words near actinin in the dictionary

  1. actinidiolide
  2. actiniferous
  3. actiniform
  4. actiniid
  5. actiniids
  6. actinin
  7. actinins
  8. actiniochrome
  9. actinioerythrin
  10. actiniohematin
  11. actiniohematins

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