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cytoskeletons

cytoskeletons is the plural of cytoskeleton.

Meaning of cytoskeleton

Noun

cytoskeleton (plural cytoskeletons or cytoskeleta)

  1. A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some rigidity to cells
    • Thus, large systems such as viruses, multienzyme complexes, cell-cytoskeleta and flagella are usually constructed from multiple copies of the same protein.1981, Leonardo, volume 14, page 311

Questions about cytoskeletons

What is cytoskeletons the plural of?
Cytoskeletons is the plural of cytoskeleton.

Words near cytoskeletons in the dictionary

  1. cytosis
  2. cytoskeleta
  3. cytoskeletal
  4. cytoskeletally
  5. cytoskeleton
  6. cytoskeletons
  7. cytoslide
  8. cytoslides
  9. cytosmear
  10. cytosmeared
  11. cytosmears

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