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caldesmon

US/kælˈdɛzˌmɑn/

caldesmon noun: a particular calmodulin-binding protein.

Noun

caldesmon (uncountable)

  1. A particular calmodulin-binding protein.

Origin of caldesmon

From cal(cium) + desm- + -on, from Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “band, bond”).

Questions about caldesmon

What does caldesmon mean?
Caldesmon means a particular calmodulin-binding protein.
What part of speech is caldesmon?
Caldesmon is a noun.
How do you pronounce caldesmon?
Caldesmon is pronounced /kælˈdɛzˌmɑn/ (US).

Words near caldesmon in the dictionary

  1. Calderones
  2. Calderonian
  3. calderonite
  4. Calderwood
  5. Calderwoods
  6. caldesmon
  7. Caldew
  8. Caldey Island
  9. caldiamide
  10. Caldicot
  11. Caldicott

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