Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parvalbumin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: par-val-bu-min
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small albumin protein of the nervous system that binds calcium.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From parvo- + albumin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: parvo

Usage

Inflected Forms

parvalbumins (plural)

Derived Forms

parvalbuminergic

Questions

What does parvalbumin mean?: A small albumin protein of the nervous system that binds calcium.
Where does parvalbumin come from?: From parvo- + albumin.

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