actina

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akˈti.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: ac‧tì‧na

Noun

actina f (plural actine)

1. (biochemistry) actin

Anagrams

• Tacina, acanti, antica, canati, cantai, natica, tanica

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís, “ray”) and the chemical suffix -ina.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /akˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/, /a.kiˈt͡ʃĩ.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐkˈti.nɐ/

• Hyphenation: ac‧ti‧na

Noun

actina f (plural actinas)

1. actin (a globular structural protein)

Further reading

• “actina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “actina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English actin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡˈtina/ [aɣ̞ˈt̪i.na]
• Rhymes: -ina
• Syllabification: ac‧ti‧na

Noun

actina f (plural actinas)

1. (biochemistry) actin (a globular structural protein)

   Coordinate term: miosina

Further reading

• “actina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “actina”, in Diccionario de términos médicos [Dictionary of Medical Terms] (in Spanish), Real Academia Nacional de Medicina [Royal National Academy of Medicine], 2012