Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hepcidin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: hep-cidin
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The known genetic defects of iron metabolism 14, 25, 26 frequently involve proteins that function as iron transporters/exporters (for example, ferroportin 18), as receptors for iron-binding proteins (for example, transferrin receptor 27 and hemochtomatosis 28), or to regulate the activity of these transporters or receptors (for example, hepcidin 29)."

Etymology

From hep(ato)- (“liver”) + -cide (“killing”) + -in (“compound”), because of its origin and bacteria-killing properties.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hepato-
Suffix: -cide

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

hepcidins (plural)

Derived Forms

antihepcidin prohepcidin

Frequently Paired Words

ferritin ferroportin transferrin

Questions

What does hepcidin mean?: A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.
Where does hepcidin come from?: From hep(ato)- (“liver”) + -cide (“killing”) + -in (“compound”), because of its origin and bacteria-killing properties.

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