ACTIN

actin

(noun) one of the proteins into which actomyosin can be split; can exist in either a globular or a fibrous form

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

actin (countable and uncountable, plural actins)

(protein, uncountable) A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).

(protein, countable) One of the six isoforms of actin.

Anagrams

• antic, cain't, can it

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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