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myosin

myo·sin

UK/ˈmaɪ.oʊsɪn/ US/ˈmaɪʌsʌn/ uncommon

noun

1.

the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin

Origin

From myo- (“relating to muscle”), and Ancient Greek μυός (muós), genitive of μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + -in.

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