galectin
/ɡəˈlɛk.tɪn/noun
galectin is spelled G-A-L-E-C-T-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, galectin means “A lectin that binds galactosides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of galectin is galectins.
How many letters and syllables are in galectin?
| Letters | 8: G-A-L-E-C-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 galectin?
Galectin appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 galectin?
- /ɡəˈlɛk.tɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of galectin
- galectins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does galectin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lectin that binds galactosides
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does galectin come from?
Blend of galactoside + lectin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).