myosin definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the commonest ... in muscle contraction to form actomyosin Webster's 1913 Dictionary Myosin My"o*sin, n. [Gr. ?, a muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.) An ... coagulation of muscle plasma. See Muscle plasma, under Plasma. Note: Myosin belongs to the group of globulins. It is insoluble in ...
... n 1: a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary actin + -o- + myosin Date: 1942 a contractile complex of actin and myosin that together with ATP is active during muscular contraction
... Date: 1845 any of a class of simple proteins (as myosin) that are insoluble in pure water but are soluble in ... applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin, myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute ...