Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bestrophin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: be-strophin
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of proteins that channel chloride ions across membranes

Inflected Forms

bestrophins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bestrophinopathy

Questions

What does bestrophin mean?: Any of a family of proteins that channel chloride ions across membranes

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