Word: actinin
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ac
ti
nin
Definition: Any of several microfilament proteins that have a function in the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells
Morphemes:
Affix: actin
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A globular structural protein that polymerizes in a helical fashion to form an actin filament (or microfilament).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀκτίς
Language: grc
Decoded: aktis
Meaning: ray
Affix: -in
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an enzyme