How to pronounce thrombospondin
Say it like throm-boh-SPON-din. Thrombospondin has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (SPON).
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- throm
- boh
- SPON
- din
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Thrombospondin pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- thromGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
- bohKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "o" in go.
- SPONSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "ah" in father.
- dinKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.
American vs British pronunciation of thrombospondin
- The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English.
- The long o starts further forward in British English, closer to "uh-oo" than the American "oh".
British respelling: throm-boh-SPON-din.
What does thrombospondin mean?
- Any of a family of glycoproteins secreted into the extracellular matrix by various types of cell, which play a role in cellular adhesion in processes including thrombocyte aggregation, tumor metastasis, and angiogenesis.
Where does thrombospondin come from?
From thrombin + respond + -in, coined in a 1972 paper by Baenziger et al., named due to its sensitivity to thrombin.https://web.archive.org/web/20060223143336/http://www.jbc.org/cgi/content/abstract/247/9/2723
Questions about saying thrombospondin
How do you pronounce thrombospondin?
Say throm-boh-SPON-din. The American pronunciation is /ˌθrɑmboʊˈspɑndɪn/. In British English it is /ˌθrɒmbəʊˈspɒndɪn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in thrombospondin?
Thrombospondin has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the third one (SPON). Broken into parts: throm · boh · SPON · din.
Is thrombospondin pronounced differently in British English?
Yes. The short o is rounded in British English (as in "hot"), but open and unrounded in American English. The British form is /ˌθrɒmbəʊˈspɒndɪn/ (throm-boh-SPON-din).