linin
/ˈlaɪnɪn/noun
linin is a noun meaning “The network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the chromatin granules” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-I-N-I-N, and it appears about once in every 65 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of linin is linins.
What does linin mean?
noun
- 1
The network of viscous material in a cell's nucleus that connects the chromatin granules.
- 2
A bitter glucoside and purgative obtained from Linum catharticum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce linin?
- Canada /ˈlaɪnɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of linin
- linins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is linin?
Linin 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).
Where does linin come from?
From Latin līnum + -in. Known since the 19th century.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).