villin

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noun

A calcium-dependent actin-binding protein.

OriginLatin villus →
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Meanings

nounvillin (plural villins)

plural villins

  1. biochemistryA calcium-dependent actin-binding protein.

Origin

  1. Latinvillus“hair”
  2. Englishvillin

From Latin villus (“hair”) + -in.

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Translations

Arabic فيلين
  • فيلينcalcium-dependent actin-binding protein
Catalan vil·lina
  • vil·linacalcium-dependent actin-binding protein
German Villin
  • Villincalcium-dependent actin-binding protein
Italian villina
  • villinacalcium-dependent actin-binding protein
Portuguese vilina
  • vilinacalcium-dependent actin-binding protein
Russian вилли́н
  • вилли́н (villín)calcium-dependent actin-binding protein
Spanish villina
  • villinacalcium-dependent actin-binding protein
Ukrainian вилі́н
  • вилі́н (vylín)calcium-dependent actin-binding protein
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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