Etymology

filamin

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Today it means: Any of a class of proteins that bind actin filaments and anchor membrane proteins. Full definition →

English filament ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō
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  1. Latinfīlum
  2. Late Latinfīlō
  3. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  4. Englishfilament
  5. English todayfilamin

From filament + -in.

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