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Effascinate
Effascinate Ef*fas"ci*nate, v. t. [L. effascinare.] To charm; to bewitch. [Obs.] --Heywood.
Effascination
Effascination Ef*fas`ci*na"tion, n. [L. effascinatio.] A charming; state of being bewitched or deluded. [Obs.]
Fascinate
Fascinate Fas"ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fascinated, p. pr. & vb. n.. Fascinating.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. ?????????? to slander, bewitch.] 1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. --Griffith (Cuvier). 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. --Bacon. Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.
Fascinated
Fascinate Fas"ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fascinated, p. pr. & vb. n.. Fascinating.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. ?????????? to slander, bewitch.] 1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. --Griffith (Cuvier). 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. --Bacon. Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.
Fascinating
Fascinate Fas"ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fascinated, p. pr. & vb. n.. Fascinating.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr. ?????????? to slander, bewitch.] 1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to enchant. It has been almost universally believed that . . . serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which they are desirous to obtain. --Griffith (Cuvier). 2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm; to captivate, as by physical or mental charms. there be none of the passions that have been noted to fascinate or bewhich but love and envy. --Bacon. Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch; attract.
Fascination
Fascination Fas`ci*na"tion, n. [L. fascinatio; cf. F. fascination.] 1. The act of fascinating, bewhiching, or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or irresistible influence on the affections or passions; unseen, inexplicable influence. The Turks hang old rags . . . upon their fairest horses, and other goodly creatures, to secure them against fascination. --Waller. 2. The state or condition of being fascinated. 3. That which fascinates; a charm; a spell. There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words. --South.
Fascine
Fascine Fas*cine", n. [F., fr. L. fascina a bundle of sticks, fr. fascis. See Fasces.] (Fort. & Engin.) A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together, used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
Fascinous
Fascinous Fas"ci*nous, a. [L. fascinum witchcraft, akin to fascinare. See Fascinate.] Caused or acting by witchcraft. [Obs.] ``Fascinous diseases.' --Harvey.

Meaning of Fascin from wikipedia

- Fascin is an actin bundling protein. It is a 54–58 kilodalton monomeric actin filament bundling protein originally isolated from sea urchin egg but also...
- Fascin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FSCN1 gene. FSCN1 has been shown to interact with Low affinity nerve growth factor receptor and PKC...
- interaction causes sequestration of Fascin-1, an actin-bundling protein essential for immunological synapse formation and skews Fascin-1–dependent actin polarization...
- Fascin-3 also known as testis fascin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FSCN3 gene. Fascin GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000106328 – Ensembl...
- This formation is partly due to bundling proteins such as fimbrins and fascins. Filopodia are observed in some animal cells: in part of Filosa (Rhizaria)...
- Fascin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FSCN2 gene. This gene encodes a member of the fascin protein family. Fascins crosslink actin into...
- filaments) cross-linked into bundles by actin-bundling proteins, such as fascin and fimbrin. Filopodia form focal adhesions with the substratum, linking...
- Protein-2/3 (or Arp2/3) complex Filament cross-linkers (e.g., α-actinin, fascin, and fimbrin) Actin monomer-binding proteins profilin and thymosin β4 Filament...
- observed the cross-linking of adjacent filaments and using forked proteins and fascin investigated how the bundles formed. He observed that in mutants, the aggregation...
- two proteins that are important for cell movement, move very quickly. Fascin 2b, a protein involved in actin cross-linking, moves even faster. Constant...