Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

connexin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: con-nex-in
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that assemble to form gap junctions in vertebrates.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin connexus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English connexin From Latin connexus (“connected”) + English -in.

Inflected Forms

connexins (plural)

Derived Forms

connexosome

Questions

What does connexin mean?: Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that assemble to form gap junctions in vertebrates.
Where does connexin come from?: Etymology tree Latin connexus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English connexin From Latin connexus (“connected”) + English -in.

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