Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dynein

/ˈdaɪ.niːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: dynein
IPA: /ˈdaɪ.niːn/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze ATP and thus provide motive power for motile structures such as microtubules.

Etymology

From dyne + -in, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dŭ́nămĭs, “force”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: δύναμις

Inflected Forms

dyneins (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dynein?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪ.niːn/.
What does dynein mean?: Any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze ATP and thus provide motive power for motile structures such as microtubules.
Where does dynein come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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