vimentin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin vīmentum (“osier, withy”) + -in (“protein”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /vaɪˈmɛn.tɪn/, /vɪˈmɛn.tɪn/
Noun[edit]
vimentin (plural vimentins)
- (biochemistry) Any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.