Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defensin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: de-fensin
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses

Etymology

From defense + -in.

Inflected Forms

defensins (plural)

Derived Forms

preprodefensin prodefensin

Questions

What does defensin mean?: Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses
Where does defensin come from?: From defense + -in.

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