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- Ancient Greek · derived fromδῠ́νᾰμῐς“force”
- English todaydynein
From dyne + -in, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dŭ́nămĭs, “force”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekδῠ́νᾰμῐς all →
dyne
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dynein
Today it means: Any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze ATP and thus provide motive power for motile structures such as microtubules. Full definition →
Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς