Meanings
nounvimentin (plural vimentins)
plural vimentins
- biochemistryAny of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.
Origin
From Latin vīmentum (“osier, withy”) + -in (“protein”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French vimentine
- vimentineany of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton
Hungarian vimentin
- vimentinany of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton
Italian vimentina
- vimentinaany of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton
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vimentin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vimentin
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“vimentin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vimentin. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vimentin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vimentin.
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