mechanosensitive

adjective

Sensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure.

“a mechanosensitive ion channel”

OriginEnglish sensitive ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique →
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Meanings

adjectivemechanosensitive (comparative more mechanosensitive, superlative most mechanosensitive)

comparative more mechanosensitive · superlative most mechanosensitive

  1. biologySensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure.

    a mechanosensitive ion channel

Origin

  1. Latinmēchanicus
  2. Old Frenchmecanique
  3. Middle Englishmekanyk
  4. Englishmechan(ic)
  5. Englishmechano-
  6. Englishsensitive
  7. Englishmechanosensitive

From mechano- + sensitive.

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APA

mechanosensitive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanosensitive

MLA

“mechanosensitive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanosensitive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanosensitive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanosensitive.

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