Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

genin

/ˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: genin
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪn/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The steroid-related portion of some types of glycosides

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γένος (génos) + -in. By surface analysis, gene + -in.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: γένος
Suffix: -in

Inflected Forms

genins (plural)

Synonyms

aglycone aglycon

Questions

How do you pronounce genin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛ.nɪn/.
What does genin mean?: The steroid-related portion of some types of glycosides
Where does genin come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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