"myosin" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪ.oʊsɪn/ Forms: myosins [plural]
Etymology: myo- (“relating to muscle”), from Ancient Greek μυός (muós), genitive of μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + -in. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μυός}} Ancient Greek μυός (muós) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} myosin (countable and uncountable, plural myosins)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Anatomy Translations (motor protein): mióisin [feminine] (Irish), miosina [feminine] (Italian), miosina [feminine] (Spanish), myosin (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-myosin-en-noun-wfG5wSkI Disambiguation of Anatomy: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'motor protein': 76 24
  2. An albuminous body present in dead muscle formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-myosin-en-noun-6Ml~6u8l Disambiguation of Anatomy: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with myo-, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with myo-: 41 59 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 51 49 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 39 61 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: actomyosin, cardiomyosin, paramyosin, tropomyosin Related terms: actin

Inflected forms

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