Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decorin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: decorin
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of proteoglycans that "decorate" collagen fibres

Etymology

From decorate + -in.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: decorate

Inflected Forms

decorins (plural)

Questions

What does decorin mean?: Any of a family of proteoglycans that "decorate" collagen fibres
Where does decorin come from?: From decorate + -in.

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