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ac⋅to⋅my⋅o⋅sin

  [ak-tuh-mahy-uh-sin]
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–noun Biochemistry.
a complex protein, consisting of myosin and actin, that is the major constituent of skeletal muscle and is thought to interact with ATP to cause muscle contraction.
Origin:
1940–45; act(in) + -o- + myosin
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ac·to·my·o·sin   (āk'tə-mī'ə-sĭn)   
n.  The system of actin and myosin that, with other substances, constitutes muscle fiber and is responsible for muscular contraction.

[act(in) + myosin.]
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Main Entry: ac·to·my·o·sin
Pronunciation: "ak-t&-'mI-&-s&n
Function: noun
: a viscous contractile complex of actinand myosin concerned together with ATP in muscular contraction
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actomyosin ac·to·my·o·sin (āk'tə-mī'ə-sĭn)
n.
A protein complex that is the essential contractile substance of muscle, composed of the globulin myosin and actin.

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