myosin
English
Etymology
myo- (“relating to muscle”), from Ancient Greek μυός (muós), genitive of μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + -in.
Noun
myosin (countable and uncountable, plural myosins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
- An albuminous body present in dead muscle formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis.
Translations
motor protein
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See also
- actin
- paramyosin
Anagrams
- isonym, simony