Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claudin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: claudin
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of proteins that control the flow of molecules through the epithelium

Etymology

From French clauder + -in.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -
Suffix: clauder

Inflected Forms

claudins (plural)

Questions

What does claudin mean?: Any of a family of proteins that control the flow of molecules through the epithelium
Where does claudin come from?: It is traced to French.

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