Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fibulin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fibu-lin
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of calcium-binding glycoproteins found in the extracellular matrix and in plasma.

Etymology

From Latin fibula (“clasp, buckle”) + -in.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: fibula
Suffix: in

Inflected Forms

fibulins (plural)

Questions

What does fibulin mean?: Any of a family of calcium-binding glycoproteins found in the extracellular matrix and in plasma.
Where does fibulin come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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