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intermediate filament

intermediate filament noun: any of a family of twisted protein filaments intermediate in size between microfilaments and microtubules.

Noun

intermediate filament (plural intermediate filaments)

  1. Any of a family of twisted protein filaments intermediate in size between microfilaments and microtubules.

Forms of intermediate filament

pluralintermediate filaments

Questions about intermediate filament

What does intermediate filament mean?
Intermediate filament means any of a family of twisted protein filaments intermediate in size between microfilaments and microtubules.
What part of speech is intermediate filament?
Intermediate filament is a noun.
What is the plural of intermediate filament?
The plural of intermediate filament is intermediate filaments.

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