Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zincin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zincin
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of metalloproteases containing a zinc atom.

Example Sentences

"Also bacteria belonging to Vibrio parahaemolyticus are known to produce several proteases and collagenases including metalloproteases of the zincins superfamily and serine proteases."

Etymology

From zinc + -in.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: zinc

Inflected Forms

zincins (plural)

Questions

What does zincin mean?: Any of a group of metalloproteases containing a zinc atom.
Where does zincin come from?: From zinc + -in.

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