resistin
noun
resistin is spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, resistin means “A hormone secreted by adipose tissue” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of resistin is resistins.
How many letters and syllables are in resistin?
| Letters | 8: R-E-S-I-S-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is resistin?
Resistin appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
What rhymes with resistin?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as resistin.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sinister.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of resistin
- resistins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resistin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hormone secreted by adipose tissue
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resistin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Definition:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | résistine |
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 resistin come from?
From resist + -in. So called for its role in promoting insulin resistance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).