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kinesin

kinesin noun: any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules.

Noun

kinesin (plural kinesins)

  1. Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules

Forms of kinesin

pluralkinesins

Origin of kinesin

From kinesis + -in.

Questions about kinesin

What does kinesin mean?
Kinesin means any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules.
What part of speech is kinesin?
Kinesin is a noun.
What is the plural of kinesin?
The plural of kinesin is kinesins.

Words near kinesin in the dictionary

  1. kinesics
  2. kinesigenic
  3. kinesigenicity
  4. kinesimeter
  5. kinesimeters
  6. kinesin
  7. kinesins
  8. kinesiograph
  9. kinesiographic
  10. kinesiographs
  11. kinesiography

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