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vimentin

US/vaɪˈmɛn.tɪn/

vimentin noun: any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.

Noun

vimentin (plural vimentins)

  1. Any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.

Forms of vimentin

pluralvimentins

Origin of vimentin

From Latin vīmentum (“osier, withy”) + -in (“protein”).

Words formed from vimentin

Questions about vimentin

What does vimentin mean?
Vimentin means any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.
What part of speech is vimentin?
Vimentin is a noun.
How do you pronounce vimentin?
Vimentin is pronounced /vaɪˈmɛn.tɪn/ (US).
What is the plural of vimentin?
The plural of vimentin is vimentins.

Words near vimentin in the dictionary

  1. vimba
  2. vimbas
  3. Vimean
  4. Vimeans
  5. vimen
  6. vimentin
  7. vimentins
  8. Vimeo
  9. vimful
  10. vimina
  11. viminal

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