Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrocyclin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: retro-cy-clin
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An artificial human theta-defensin shown to be effective against HIV and other viruses.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- English cyclin English retrocyclin From retro- + cyclin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

retrocyclins (plural)

Questions

What does retrocyclin mean?: An artificial human theta-defensin shown to be effective against HIV and other viruses.
Where does retrocyclin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Latin retrōder. English retro- English cyclin English retrocyclin From retro- + cyclin.

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