troponin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(trō′pə nin, trop′ə-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tro•po•nin  (trō′pə nin, trop′ə-),USA pronunciation n. [Biochem.]
  1. Biochemistrya protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
  • tropo(myosin) (see tropo-, myosin) + -n- (of uncertain origin, originally) + -in2 1965–70


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