n :  an ATPase similar to dynein that functions as a motor protein in the intracellular transport esp. of cell organelles and molecules (as mitochondria and neurotransmitters) along microtubules .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  gua·no·sine  quin·i·cine 
 
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