Term: actomyosin: a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions
Broader: protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | Unrelated: purplish blue: a shade of blue tinged with purple
Broader: protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | Unrelated: exemption: a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)
Broader: protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | Unrelated: snakes and ladders: a board game for children who use dice to move counters up ladders and down snakes
Broader: protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | Unrelated: mutilation: an injury that causes disfigurement or that deprives you of a limb or other important body part
Broader: protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | Unrelated: deflection: the property of being bent or deflected
Broader: protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | Unrelated: vittaria: tropical epiphytic ferns with straplike fronds
Broader: protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | Unrelated: amino: the radical -NH2
Broader: protein: any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells; consist of polymers of amino acids; essential in the diet of animals for growth and for repair of tissues; can be obtained from meat and eggs and milk and legumes | Unrelated: omerta: a code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities