fascin

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noun

An actin-bundling protein.

OriginLatin fascis →
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Meanings

nounfascin (plural fascins)

plural fascins

  1. biochemistryAn actin-bundling protein.

Origin

  1. Latinfascis“bundle”
  2. Englishfascin

From Latin fascis (“bundle”) + -in.

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APA

fascin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fascin

MLA

“fascin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fascin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fascin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fascin.

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