Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kinesin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: ki-nesin
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis)bor. English kinesis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English kinesin From kinesis + -in.

Inflected Forms

kinesins (plural)

Phrases

-kine -kinesis

Frequently Paired Words

-kine -kinesis dynein myosin

Questions

What does kinesin mean?: Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules
Where does kinesin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κῑνέω (kīnéō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis)bor. English kinesis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English kinesin From kinesis + -in.

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