Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vimentin

/vaɪˈmɛn.tɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: vi-mentin
IPA: /vaɪˈmɛn.tɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.

Etymology

From Latin vīmentum (“osier, withy”) + -in (“protein”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /vaɪˈmɛn.tɪn/

Inflected Forms

vimentins (plural)

Derived Forms

antivimentin phosphovimentin

Questions

How do you pronounce vimentin?: The recorded pronunciation is /vaɪˈmɛn.tɪn/.
What does vimentin mean?: Any of a group of polypeptides that polymerize to form filaments in the cytoskeleton.
Where does vimentin come from?: From Latin vīmentum (“osier, withy”) + -in (“protein”).

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