myostatin
/ˈmaɪəʊˌstætɪn/noun
myostatin is spelled M-Y-O-S-T-A-T-I-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, myostatin means “A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of myostatin is myostatins.
How many letters and syllables are in myostatin?
| Letters | 9: M-Y-O-S-T-A-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 myostatin?
Myostatin appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 myostatin?
- /ˈmaɪəʊˌstætɪn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of myostatin
- myostatins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does myostatin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Myostatin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a protein:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | myostatine |
| German | Myostatin |
| Spanish | miostatina |
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 myostatin come from?
Perhaps from myo- (“muscle”) + Latin statos, status, sto (“remain, stand, fix, set"”) or Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “inactivity, a freezing, state of motionlessness, arrest, a standing”). myo- + -statin?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).