Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nigrin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ni-grin
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of lectin isolated from the bark of elderberry (Sambucus nigra)

Example Sentences

"In contrast, nigrin b, which has comparable plasma membrane binding affinity to volkensin (approx. 10 -10 M), enters the cytosol without passing the trans-Golgi network and ER [10 –12 ]."

Etymology

nigra + -in

Word Breakdown

Suffix: in

Inflected Forms

nigrins (plural)

Questions

What does nigrin mean?: Any of a class of lectin isolated from the bark of elderberry (Sambucus nigra)
Where does nigrin come from?: nigra + -in

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