Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dystrophin

/dˈɪstɹəfɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: dys-trophin
IPA: /dˈɪstɹəfɪn/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of muscular dystrophy

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From dystrophy + -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

dystrophins (plural)

Derived Forms

antidystrophin microdystrophin

Questions

How do you pronounce dystrophin?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɪstɹəfɪn/.
What does dystrophin mean?: A cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of muscular dystrophy
Where does dystrophin come from?: From dystrophy + -in.

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