Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuropilin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-ropilin
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of glycoproteins which act as transmembrane receptors in neurons

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English pilin English neuropilin From neuro- + pilin.

Inflected Forms

neuropilins (plural)

Questions

What does neuropilin mean?: Any of a group of glycoproteins which act as transmembrane receptors in neurons
Where does neuropilin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English pilin English neuropilin From neuro- + pilin.

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