avidin
noun
avidin is spelled A-V-I-D-I-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, avidin means “A tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of avidin is avidins.
How many letters and syllables are in avidin?
| Letters | 6: A-V-I-D-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is avidin?
Avidin appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of avidin
- avidins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does avidin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tetrameric protein produced in the oviducts of birds, reptiles and amphibians and deposited in the whites of their eggs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does avidin come from?
From Latin avidus (“hungry”) + -in, based on its "hunger" for biotin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).