treadmilling

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noun

The apparent locomotion of certain cellular filaments by adding protein subunits at one end, and removing them at the other.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nountreadmilling (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyThe apparent locomotion of certain cellular filaments by adding protein subunits at one end, and removing them at the other.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of treadmill
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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