Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tubulin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: tubu-lin
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules.

noun

Specifically, the dimer of α-tubulin and β-tubulin.

Example Sentences

"The protein tubulin is composed of dimers of 110000 to 120000 daltons."

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin tubuluslbor. English tubule Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English tubulin From tubul- + -in.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tubul
Suffix: in

Inflected Forms

tubulins (plural)

Derived Forms

antitubulin microtubulin myotubulin

Questions

What does tubulin mean?: Any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules.
Where does tubulin come from?: Etymology tree Latin tuba Latin tubus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ulus Latin tubuluslbor. English tubule Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English tubulin From tubul- + -in.

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