microfilament
mi·cro·fil·a·ment
noun \ˌmī-krō-ˈfi-lə-mənt\Definition of MICROFILAMENT
: any of the minute actin-containing protein filaments of eukaryotic cytoplasm that function in maintaining structure and in intracellular movement
First Known Use of MICROFILAMENT
1963
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