Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fimbrillin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fim-brillin
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of subunit proteins in the fimbria of some bacteria

Example Sentences

"These are filamentous components on the cell surface, and their subunit protein, fimbrillin (FimA), reportedly acts on bacterial interaction with host tissues by mediating bacterial adhesion and colonization in targeted sites."

Inflected Forms

fimbrillins (plural)

Questions

What does fimbrillin mean?: Any of a class of subunit proteins in the fimbria of some bacteria

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