actin

[ ak-tuhn ]

/ ˈæk tən /

noun Biochemistry.

a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.

Origin of actin

1940–45; perhaps act + -in²

Words nearby actin

act curtain, actg., ACTH, Acthar, ACTH-producing adenoma, actin, actinal, actin filament, acting, acting area, actinia

Definition for actin (2 of 2)

actin-

variant of actino- before a vowel: actinism.

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Example sentences from the Web for actin

I don't know what them skunks think they can do, actin' in this way.
Motor Matt's Daring Rescue|Stanley R. Matthews
"I don't know as I was actin' right, either, to talk as I did," she continued abruptly.
While Caroline Was Growing|Josephine Daskam Bacon
Your Uncle Zoeth and me have been actin' as your pilots for a consider'ble spell.
Mary-'Gusta|Joseph C. Lincoln
I was only actin' the lions and a den of hyenas in them days.
The Corner House Girls at School|Grace Brooks Hill

She ain't never cared for any human bein' but this actin' feller, an' that's 'cause he cares 'bout the other one.
"Persons Unknown"|Virginia Tracy

British Dictionary definitions for actin

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

Word Origin for actin

C20: from act + -in

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for actin

actin

[ ăk′tĭn ]

n.

One of the protein components found in muscle, existing as F-actin or G-actin, into which actomyosin can be split and which acts with myosin in muscle contraction.

Scientific definitions for actin

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.

单词	actin
释义	actin [ ak-tuhn ] / ˈæk tən / noun Biochemistry. a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction. Origin of actin 1940–45; perhaps act + -in² Words nearby actin act curtain, actg., ACTH, Acthar, ACTH-producing adenoma, actin, actinal, actin filament, acting, acting area, actinia Definition for actin (2 of 2) actin- variant of actino- before a vowel: actinism. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for actin I don't know what them skunks think they can do, actin' in this way. Motor Matt's Daring Rescue\|Stanley R. Matthews "I don't know as I was actin' right, either, to talk as I did," she continued abruptly. While Caroline Was Growing\|Josephine Daskam Bacon Your Uncle Zoeth and me have been actin' as your pilots for a consider'ble spell. Mary-'Gusta\|Joseph C. Lincoln I was only actin' the lions and a den of hyenas in them days. The Corner House Girls at School\|Grace Brooks Hill She ain't never cared for any human bein' but this actin' feller, an' that's 'cause he cares 'bout the other one. "Persons Unknown"\|Virginia Tracy British Dictionary definitions for actin 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 Word Origin for actin C20: from act + -in Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for actin actin [ ăk′tĭn ] n. One of the protein components found in muscle, existing as F-actin or G-actin, into which actomyosin can be split and which acts with myosin in muscle contraction. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for actin 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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