microfilament
[ mahy-kruh-fil-uh-muhnt ]
nounCell Biology.
a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.
Origin of microfilament
1Other words from microfilament
- mi·cro·fil·a·men·tous [mahy-kroh-fil-uh-men-tuhs], /ˌmaɪ kroʊˌfɪl əˈmɛn təs/, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for microfilament
microfilament
/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈfɪləmənt) /
noun
thin filament, composed of the protein actin and associated proteins, that occurs abundantly in muscle and in the cytoplasm of other cells
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