Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caveolin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.34 in modern English

Syllables: cave-olin
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of proteins associated with caveolae membranes

Etymology

From caveola + -in.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: caveola

Inflected Forms

caveolins (plural)

Derived Forms

caveolinopathy

Questions

What does caveolin mean?: Any of a family of proteins associated with caveolae membranes
Where does caveolin come from?: From caveola + -in.

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