parvalbumin
noun
parvalbumin is spelled P-A-R-V-A-L-B-U-M-I-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, parvalbumin means “A small albumin protein of the nervous system that binds calcium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of parvalbumin is parvalbumins.
How many letters and syllables are in parvalbumin?
| Letters | 11: P-A-R-V-A-L-B-U-M-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 parvalbumin?
Parvalbumin appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 parvalbumin
- parvalbumins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parvalbumin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small albumin protein of the nervous system that binds calcium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does parvalbumin come from?
From parvo- + albumin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).