calbindin
noun
calbindin is spelled C-A-L-B-I-N-D-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, calbindin means “Any of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of calbindin is calbindins.
How many letters and syllables are in calbindin?
| Letters | 9: C-A-L-B-I-N-D-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 calbindin?
Calbindin appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 calbindin
- calbindins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does calbindin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of calcium-binding proteins first described as the vitamin D-dependent calcium binding proteins in intestine and kidney.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does calbindin come from?
Contraction of calcium + binding + -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).