hepcidin
noun
hepcidin is spelled H-E-P-C-I-D-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hepcidin means “A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hepcidin is hepcidins.
How many letters and syllables are in hepcidin?
| Letters | 8: H-E-P-C-I-D-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 hepcidin?
Hepcidin appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 hepcidin
- hepcidins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hepcidin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hepcidin come from?
From hep(ato)- (“liver”) + -cide (“killing”) + -in (“compound”), because of its origin and bacteria-killing properties.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).