Etymology

telokin

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Today it means: An abundant protein found in smooth muscle, identical to the C-terminus of myosin light-chain kinase. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τέλος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτέλος“end”
  2. English todaytelokin

From Ancient Greek τέλος (télos, “end”), and kin(ase).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτέλος all →

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