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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

calpain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
cal-pain
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of enzymes that regulate calcium in the body.

Inflected Forms

calpains (plural)

Questions

What does calpain mean?
Any of a family of enzymes that regulate calcium in the body.

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