clathrin
noun
clathrin is spelled C-L-A-T-H-R-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, clathrin means “A fibrous protein that forms a polyhedral coat on the surface of the coated pits and vesicles of cells during endocytosis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of clathrin is clathrins.
How many letters and syllables are in clathrin?
| Letters | 8: C-L-A-T-H-R-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st 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 clathrin?
Clathrin appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 clathrin
- clathrins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does clathrin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fibrous protein that forms a polyhedral coat on the surface of the coated pits and vesicles of cells during endocytosis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does clathrin come from?
From Latin clāthrī + English -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).