Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

resistin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: re-sistin
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hormone secreted by adipose tissue

Etymology

From resist + -in. So called for its role in promoting insulin resistance.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: resist

Inflected Forms

resistins (plural)

Questions

What does resistin mean?: A hormone secreted by adipose tissue
Where does resistin come from?: From resist + -in. So called for its role in promoting insulin resistance.

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