Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetherin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: teth-erin
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any protein-based tether that causes retention of virions on infected cell surfaces.

Etymology

From tether + -in.

Inflected Forms

tetherins (plural)

Questions

What does tetherin mean?: Any protein-based tether that causes retention of virions on infected cell surfaces.
Where does tetherin come from?: From tether + -in.

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