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myosin

/ˈmaɪ.oʊsɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
myosin
IPA
/ˈmaɪ.oʊsɪn/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An albuminous body present in dead muscle formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

myosins (plural)

Derived Forms

actomyosin cardiomyosin isomyosin meromyosin myosinic myosinogen paramyosin tropomyosin

Frequently Paired Words

actin

Rhymes With

niacin liason eliason liasson

Questions

How do you pronounce myosin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪ.oʊsɪn/.
What does myosin mean?
Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
Where does myosin come from?
From myo- (“relating to muscle”), and Ancient Greek μυός (muós), genitive of μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + -in.

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