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mechanosensor

mechanosensor noun: anything (especially a biomolecule) that responds to changes in mechanical force.

Noun

mechanosensor (plural mechanosensors)

  1. Anything (especially a biomolecule) that responds to changes in mechanical force

Forms of mechanosensor

pluralmechanosensors

Origin of mechanosensor

From mechano- + sensor.

Words formed from mechanosensor

Questions about mechanosensor

What does mechanosensor mean?
Mechanosensor means anything (especially a biomolecule) that responds to changes in mechanical force.
What part of speech is mechanosensor?
Mechanosensor is a noun.
What is the plural of mechanosensor?
The plural of mechanosensor is mechanosensors.

Words near mechanosensor in the dictionary

  1. mechanosensillum
  2. mechanosensing
  3. mechanosensitive
  4. mechanosensitivities
  5. mechanosensitivity
  6. mechanosensor
  7. mechanosensors
  8. mechanosensory
  9. mechanosignal
  10. mechanosignaling
  11. mechanosignalling

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