cytokine
/ˈsaɪ.təˌkaɪn/noun
cytokine is spelled C-Y-T-O-K-I-N-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cytokine means “Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cytokine is cytokines.
How many letters and syllables are in cytokine?
| Letters | 8: C-Y-T-O-K-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 cytokine?
Cytokine appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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).
How do you pronounce cytokine?
- UK /ˈsaɪ.tə(ʊ)(ˌ)kaɪn/
- US /ˈsaɪ.təˌkaɪn/
- US [ˈsaɪ.ɾəˌkaɪn]
Cytokine has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cytokine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cytokine
- cytokines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cytokine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of various small regulatory proteins that regulate the cells of the immune system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate cytokine?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of cytokine: CK.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cytokine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of various small regulatory proteins:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cytokine come from?
From cyto- + -kine from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis, “movement”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).