Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pannexin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pan-nex-in
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of a family of transmembrane proteins found in vertebrates, homologous to the invertebrate innexins

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English nexin English pannexin From pan- + nexin.

Inflected Forms

pannexins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

connexin innexin

Questions

What does pannexin mean?: Any member of a family of transmembrane proteins found in vertebrates, homologous to the invertebrate innexins
Where does pannexin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- English nexin English pannexin From pan- + nexin.

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