myosin

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmaɪəsɪn/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mī′ə sin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
my•o•sin  (mī′ə sin),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistrythe principal contractile protein of muscle.
  • my- + -ose2 + -in2 1865–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
myosin / ˈmaɪəsɪn/
  1. the chief protein of muscle that interacts with actin to form actomyosin during muscle contraction; it is also present in many other cell types
Etymology: 19th Century: from myo- + -ose2 + -in
'myosin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
actin - actomyosin - globulin - myofibril - myofilament - troponin

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