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mechanosensitive en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- English sensitive English mechanosensitive From mechano- + sensitive.

Meanings

  1. Sensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure.
    • a mechanosensitive ion channel

Forms

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more mechanosensitive Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most mechanosensitive Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

mechanosensitivity

Relateds

mechanosensory · chemosensitive · mechanosensing