Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuroserpin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-roser-pin
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A serine proteinase inhibitor that is expressed in neurons during embryogenesis and in the adult nervous system

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English serpin English neuroserpin From neuro- + serpin.

Inflected Forms

neuroserpins (plural)

Questions

What does neuroserpin mean?: A serine proteinase inhibitor that is expressed in neurons during embryogenesis and in the adult nervous system
Where does neuroserpin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English serpin English neuroserpin From neuro- + serpin.

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