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Polymerization vs Formin - What's the difference?

polymerization | formin |

As nouns the difference between polymerization and formin

is that polymerization is (chemistry) the chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers) while formin is (protein) any of a group of proteins involved in the polymerization of actin which associate with the fast-growing barbed end of an actin filament.

polymerization

Alternative forms

* polymerisation

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers).
  • Antonyms

    * depolymerization

    formin

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a group of proteins involved in the polymerization of actin which associate with the fast-growing barbed end of an actin filament
  • See also

    *(wikipedia "formin")

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