Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ankyrin

/ˈæŋkərɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: ankyrin
IPA: /ˈæŋkərɪn/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of adaptor proteins that mediate the attachment of integral membrane proteins to the spectrin-actin based membrane skeleton.

Inflected Forms

ankyrins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gankyrin tankyrase

Questions

How do you pronounce ankyrin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæŋkərɪn/.
What does ankyrin mean?: Any of a family of adaptor proteins that mediate the attachment of integral membrane proteins to the spectrin-actin based membrane skeleton.

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