Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nephrin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nephrin
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of transmembrane proteins necessary for the proper functioning of the renal filtration barrier

Etymology

From nephr- + -in.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nephr
Suffix: in

Inflected Forms

nephrins (plural)

Derived Forms

nephrinuria

Questions

What does nephrin mean?: Any of a class of transmembrane proteins necessary for the proper functioning of the renal filtration barrier
Where does nephrin come from?: From nephr- + -in.

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