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actin
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[ˈaktɪn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a protein that forms (together with myosin) the contractile filaments of muscle cells, and is also involved in motion in other types of cell
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Origin
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1940s: from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’ + -in
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