catenin

From Latin catēn|a, ~ae (“chain (series of interconnected rings or links)”) +‎ -in.

• enPR: kă′tĭ-nĭn, kə-tē′nĭn
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): (contemporary) /ˈka.tɪ.nɪn/, /kəˈtiː.nɪn/, (conservative) /ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/, /kəˈti.nɪn/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.tɪ.nɪn/, /kəˈtiː.nɪn/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈkɛ.tə.nən/, /kəˈtiː.nən/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈka.tɪ.nɪn/, /kəˈti.nɪn/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʈɪ.nɪn/, /kaˈʈiː.nɪn/
• Rhymes: -ætɪnɪn, -iːnɪn
• Hyphenation: ca‧te‧​nin

catenin (plural catenins)

2. (biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that have a role in cell adhesion.

   Hyponyms: α-catenin, β-catenin, γ-catenin, δ-catenin

• katanin

• “catenin” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2025, retrieved 17 August 2025.
• “catenin, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

• ancient, cantine, tenacin, enactin