Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catenin

/ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: ca-te-nin
IPA: /ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of proteins that have a role in cell adhesion.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *katesnā Latin catēn|a, ~ae Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English catenin From Latin catēn|a, ~ae (“chain (series of interconnected rings or links)”) + English -in.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/
British English: /ˈka.tɪ.nɪn/

Inflected Forms

catenins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

katanin

Questions

How do you pronounce catenin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/.
What does catenin mean?: Any of a class of proteins that have a role in cell adhesion.
Where does catenin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *katesnā Latin catēn|a, ~ae Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English catenin From Latin catēn|a, ~ae (“chain (series of interconnected rings or links)”) + English -in.

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