Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haemaphysalin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: haema-physalin
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kallikrein-kinin inhibitor isolated from a tick of the genus Haemaphysalis

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In Haemaphysalis longicornis, a unique Kunitz-domain-containing inhibitor, haemaphysalin, is responsible for interrupting the kallikrein–kinin system."

Etymology

From genus name Haemaphyalis + -in.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: in

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does haemaphysalin mean?: A kallikrein-kinin inhibitor isolated from a tick of the genus Haemaphysalis
Where does haemaphysalin come from?: From genus name Haemaphyalis + -in.

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