Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calbindin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables: cal-bindin
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Contraction of calcium + binding + -in.

Usage

Inflected Forms

calbindins (plural)

Questions

What does calbindin mean?: Any of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney.
Where does calbindin come from?: Contraction of calcium + binding + -in.

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