Alexin

Alexin

German

Etymology 1

The term was coined by Hans Buchner in 1891 from the Ancient Greek ἀλέξειν (aléxein).[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alɛˈksiːn]

• (file)

• Hyphenation: Ale‧xin

Noun

Alexin n (strong, genitive Alexins, plural Alexine)

1. (biochemistry, medicine) alexin
2. (botany) Short for phytoalexin

Declension

Declension of Alexin [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Alexin	die	Alexine
genitive	eines	des	Alexins	der	Alexine
dative	einem	dem	Alexin	den	Alexinen
accusative	ein	das	Alexin	die	Alexine

Synonyms

• (botany): Phytoalexin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Russian Але́ксин (Aléksin).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˈlɛksɪn]
• Hyphenation: Ale‧xin

Proper noun

Alexin n (proper noun, strong, genitive Alexins)

1. Aleksin (a town and administrative center in Tula Oblast, Russia)

References

1. Buchner H (23 June 1891), “Kurze Uebersicht über die Entwicklung der Bacterienforschung seit Naegeli's Eingreifen in dieselbe [Brief overview of the development of bacteriology since Naegeli's involvement in it]”, in Münchener Medizinische Wochenschrift‎ (in German), volume 38, issue 25, pages 435–437, issue 26: 454–456, quote from p. 437: “Es handelt sich demnach um Eiweisskörper einer neuen Kategorie, die mit irgend welchen bisher bekannten sich nicht identificieren lassen, und die man am besten deshalb mit einem neuen Namen, etwa als » Alexine« (d. h. Schutzstoffe, von ἀλέξειν abwehren, schützen) bezeichnet. [So it's a matter of protein of a new type, which cannot be identified with any [protein] which [has been] known until now, and which one therefore designates best with a new name, perhaps as "alexine" (i.e., protective stuff, from ἀλέξειν to fight off, defend).]”

Further reading

• “Alexin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Alexin” in Duden online