thymosin
noun
thymosin is spelled T-H-Y-M-O-S-I-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thymosin means “A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the thymus, that stimulates the development of T cells as part of the immune system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thymosin is thymosins.
How many letters and syllables are in thymosin?
| Letters | 8: T-H-Y-M-O-S-I-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 thymosin?
Thymosin appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 thymosin
- thymosins plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thymosin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A polypeptide hormone, secreted by the thymus, that stimulates the development of T cells as part of the immune system
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thymosin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | timosina |
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.