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actin
1[ ak-tuhn ]
noun
, Biochemistry.
- a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
actin-
2- variant of actino- before a vowel:
actinism.
actin
/ ˈæktɪn /
noun
- a protein that participates in many kinds of cell movement, including muscle contraction, during which it interacts with filaments of a second protein, myosin
actin
/ ăk′tĭn /
- A protein found in all eukaryotic cells, forming filaments that make up a main component of the cell's supporting matrix or cytoskeleton . Actin and the protein myosin together make up the contractile units (called sarcomeres ) of skeletal muscle fibers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of actin1
C20: from act + -in
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Example Sentences
"Oi don't loike th' way he is actin', Frankie," whispered Barney.
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Can't you hear millions spoke of without actin' like a blasted whistlin' buoy?
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And when he quit he went off toward home, slappin' his fists together and actin' as if he didn't see the road across his bows.
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Ed was actin at Niblo's Garding, which looks considerable more like a parster than a garding, but let that pars.
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I don't know what them skunks think they can do, actin' in this way.
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