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Where does “antitropomyosin” come from?

antitropomyosin (English) comes from English tropomyosin, from English myosin, from English myo-, from Ancient Greek μῦς, from Proto-Hellenic *mū́s, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múHs, from Proto-Indo-European múh₂s — mouse.

antitropomyosin (English): That counters the action of tropomyosin

Definitions

  1. That counters the action of tropomyosin

Ancestry of “antitropomyosin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtropomyosinA protein involved in muscle contraction. It is...
2EnglishmyosinAny of a large family of motor proteins found in...
3Englishmyo-muscle
4Ancient Greekμῦςmouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale
5Proto-Hellenic*mū́s—
6Proto-Indo-IranianmúHsmouse
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmúh₂smouse
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