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tropomyosin

UK/ˌtɹəʊ.pəʊˈmʌɪ.əs.ɪn/US/ˌtɹɑp.əˈmaɪ.əs.ɪn/

tropomyosin noun: a protein involved in muscle contraction and related to myosin, and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.

Noun

tropomyosin (plural tropomyosins)

  1. A protein involved in muscle contraction and related to myosin, and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.

tropomyosin meaning in Indonesian and Vietnamese

tropomyosin in Indonesian

biochemistry: protein involved in muscle contraction
tropomiosin

tropomyosin in Vietnamese

biochemistry: protein involved in muscle contraction
tropomyosin

Forms of tropomyosin

pluraltropomyosins

Origin of tropomyosin

From Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “turn”, noun) + myosin.

Words formed from tropomyosin

Questions about tropomyosin

What does tropomyosin mean?
Tropomyosin means a protein involved in muscle contraction and related to myosin, and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.
What is tropomyosin in Indonesian?
Tropomyosin in Indonesian is tropomiosin. See Tropomyosin meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is tropomyosin?
Tropomyosin is a noun.
How do you pronounce tropomyosin?
Tropomyosin is pronounced /ˌtɹəʊ.pəʊˈmʌɪ.əs.ɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of tropomyosin?
The plural of tropomyosin is tropomyosins.

Words near tropomyosin in the dictionary

  1. tropometer
  2. tropometers
  3. tropomodulin
  4. tropomodulins
  5. tropomorphic
  6. tropomyosin
  7. tropomyosins
  8. tropomysin
  9. tropone
  10. tropones
  11. troponin

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