Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: porin
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as pores through which small molecules can diffuse

Etymology

Etymology tree English pore Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English porin From pore + -in.

Inflected Forms

porins (plural)

Derived Forms

aquaporin chitoporin leishporin nucleoporin viroporin

Questions

What does porin mean?: Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as pores through which small molecules can diffuse
Where does porin come from?: Etymology tree English pore Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English porin From pore + -in.

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