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actin

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. actin (noun)
  2. actin- (combining form)
  3. F-actin (noun)
  4. G-actin (noun)

ac·tin

noun \ˈak-tən\

Definition of ACTIN

: a protein found especially in microfilaments (as those comprising myofibrils) and active in muscular contraction, cellular movement, and maintenance of cell shape—see f-actin, g-actin

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