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catenin

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • kă′tĭ-nĭn
  • kə-tē′nĭn
  • Received-Pronunciation, contemporary: /ˈka.tɪ.nɪn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kəˈtiː.nɪn/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/ conservative
  • Canada, General-American: /ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/
  • Canada, General-American: /kəˈti.nɪn/
  • Australian: /ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/
  • Australian: /kəˈtiː.nɪn/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈkɛ.tə.nən/
  • New-Zealand: /kəˈtiː.nən/
  • Scotland: /ˈka.tɪ.nɪn/
  • Scotland: /kəˈti.nɪn/
  • rhymes with -ætɪnɪn
  • rhymes with -iːnɪn

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a class of proteins that have a role in cell adhesion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *katesnā Latin catēn|a, ~ae Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English catenin From Latin catēn|a, ~ae (“chain (series of interconnected rings or links)”) + English -in.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: caténine — proteins that have a role in cell adhesion
  • Italian: catenina — proteins that have a role in cell adhesion
  • Portuguese: catenina — proteins that have a role in cell adhesion
  • Spanish: catenina — proteins that have a role in cell adhesion
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