MICROFILAMENT


Meaning of MICROFILAMENT in English

— microfilamentous /muy'kroh fil'euh men"teuhs/ , adj.

/muy'kreuh fil"euh meuhnt/ , n. Cell Biol.

a minute, narrow tubelike cell structure composed of a protein similar to actin, occurring singly and in bundles, involved in cytoplasmic movement and changes in cell shape.

[ 1960-65; MICRO- + FILAMENT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .