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vimentin.

Any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.

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Meaning & usage

noun/vaɪˈmɛn.tɪn/General-American/vɪˈmɛn.tɪn/General-American
  1. Any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.

Where this word comes from

From Latin vīmentum (“osier, withy”) + -in (“protein”).

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