pepin
/pˈɛpɪn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A specialized compartment found in the bacterium Thiomargarita magnifica which encapsulates its DNA.
Etymology
Borrowed from French pépin, after its appearance.
Inflected Forms
pepins (plural)