microfilament

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How do you pronounce microfilament?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɪləmənt/.

What does microfilament mean?

A thin filament made of the protein actin and found in cells; part of the cytoskeleton.

Where does microfilament come from?

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin fīlō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Medieval Latin fīlāmentumbor. English filament English microfilament From micro- + filament.

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