Usually means: Basic structural unit of microtubules.
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▸ noun:  A filament of polymerized tubulin in a cell, which becomes part of a microtubule

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microfilament, biofilament, tonofilament, macrofilament, myofilament, nucleofilament, tonofibril, granulofilament, intermediate filament, tubulin, more...

Opposite:
microtubule, microfilament

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Similar:
microfilament, biofilament, tonofilament, macrofilament, myofilament, nucleofilament, tonofibril, granulofilament, intermediate filament, tubulin, more...

Opposite:
microtubule, microfilament



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