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myostatin

/ˈmaɪəʊˌstætɪn/

myostatin noun: a protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.

Noun

myostatin (countable and uncountable, plural myostatins)

  1. A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.

Forms of myostatin

pluralmyostatins

Origin of myostatin

Perhaps from myo- (“muscle”) + Latin statos, status, sto (“remain, stand, fix, set"”) or Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “inactivity, a freezing, state of motionlessness, arrest, a standing”). myo- + -statin?

Questions about myostatin

What does myostatin mean?
Myostatin means a protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.
What part of speech is myostatin?
Myostatin is a noun.
How do you pronounce myostatin?
Myostatin is pronounced /ˈmaɪəʊˌstætɪn/.
What is the plural of myostatin?
The plural of myostatin is myostatins.

Words near myostatin in the dictionary

  1. myosphere
  2. myospheres
  3. myospherulosis
  4. myostasis
  5. myostatic
  6. myostatin
  7. myostatins
  8. myosteatosis
  9. myosteatotic
  10. myostimulation
  11. myostimulator

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