Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actinohivin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: acti-no-hivin
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lectin, that counters HIV, isolated from an actinomycete of the genus Longispora

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We have also observed such differences (10- to 50-fold) when the inhibitory potential of CBAs such as HHA, GNA or actinohivin have been determined for cell-free virus infection of T-lymphocytes versus syncytium formation in cocultures of persistently HIV-1-infected and uninfected cells [44, 45 ]."

Etymology

From actino- + HIV + -in.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does actinohivin mean?: A lectin, that counters HIV, isolated from an actinomycete of the genus Longispora
Where does actinohivin come from?: From actino- + HIV + -in.

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