Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: zein
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

zeins (plural)

Questions

What does zein mean?: A protein derived from corn/maize, having many industrial applications.
Where does zein come from?: From translingual Zea (“corn genus”) + -in.

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