myosin

[ mahy-uh-sin ]

/ ˈmaɪ ə sɪn /

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noun Biochemistry.

the principal contractile protein of muscle.

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Origin of myosin

First recorded in 1865–70; my- + -ose² + -in²

Words nearby myosin

myorrhexis, myosalpinx, myosarcoma, myosclerosis, myoscope, myosin, myosin filament, myosis, myositic, myositis, myositis fibrosa

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How to use myosin in a sentence

Titin wraps around the myosin filaments that compose individual muscle fibers, and when muscle fibers contract, a part of titin becomes exposed that’s otherwise inaccessible.
This protein may hold one of the secrets to predicting muscle growth|Sara Chodosh|August 23, 2021|Popular-Science
The pemmican we used consisted of powdered dried beef (containing the important protein, myosin) and 50 per cent.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson
Into this special class fall myosin (of the muscles), fibrinogen (of the blood) and vitellin (of egg yolk).
Animal Proteins|Hugh Garner Bennett
Other forms of protein are globulin and myosin, which form the actual muscle-substance.
Encyclopedia of Diet|Eugene Christian

Another similar experiment made with antipeptone, formed from the myosin of muscle-tissue, gave like results.
On Digestive Proteolysis|R. H. Chittenden

British Dictionary definitions for myosin

myosin

/ (ˈmaɪəsɪn) /

noun

the chief protein of muscle that interacts with actin to form actomyosin during muscle contraction; it is also present in many other cell types

Word Origin for myosin

C19: from myo- + -ose ² + -in

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for myosin

myosin

[ mī′ə-sĭn ]

The commonest protein in muscle cells, a globulin responsible for the elastic and contractile properties of muscle and combining with actin to form actomyosin.

Scientific definitions for myosin

myosin

[ mī′ə-sĭn ]

A protein found in muscle tissue as a thick filament made up of an aggregate of similar proteins. Myosin and the protein actin form the contractile units (sarcomeres) of skeletal muscle. In the sarcomere, actin and myosin filaments slide past each other to cause the shortening of a muscle fiber.