Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spongin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spon-gin
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A horny, sulfur-containing protein, related to keratin, that forms the skeletal structure of certain classes of sponges. A proteinaceous compound of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed.

Etymology

From sponge + -in.

Inflected Forms

spongins (plural)

Questions

What does spongin mean?: A horny, sulfur-containing protein, related to keratin, that forms the skeletal structure of certain classes of sponges. A proteinaceous compound of which the spicules in Demospongiae are composed.
Where does spongin come from?: From sponge + -in.

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