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noun
Any of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
An albuminous body present in dead muscle formed in the process of coagulation which takes place in rigor mortis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
the commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: globulin
History
From myo- (“relating to muscle”), and Ancient Greek μυός (muós), genitive of μῦς (mûs, “muscle”) + -in.
Across languages
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