filamin

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noun

Any of a class of proteins that bind actin filaments and anchor membrane proteins.

OriginEnglish filament ← Medieval Latin fīlāmentum ← Late Latin fīlō →
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Meanings

nounfilamin (plural filamins)

plural filamins

  1. biochemistryAny of a class of proteins that bind actin filaments and anchor membrane proteins.

Origin

  1. Latinfīlum
  2. Late Latinfīlō
  3. Medieval Latinfīlāmentum
  4. Englishfilament
  5. Englishfilamin

From filament + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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