myosin (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *myosin*:
NOUN	substance	myosin	the commonest protein in muscle

myosin > pronunciation
Sounds	may'ahsahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *myosin*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	The commonest protein in muscle; a globulin that combines with actin to form actomyosin.
Broader	globulin	A family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed
Substance of	actomyosin	A protein complex in muscle fibers
Spanish	miosina
Catalan	miosina

HyperDic: myosin