NYT Dictionary

CYCLIN

NounCY-clincy-clin · 2 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026

Meaning

Any of a group of proteins whose presence in a cell varies through its cycle, and that regulates this cycle by forming a complex with kinase

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kʷókʷlos Proto-Hellenic *kúklos Ancient Greek κῠ́κλος (kŭ́klos)der. Late Latin cyclusbor. Middle English cicle English cycle Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ineclip. English -in English cyclin From cycle + -in.

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026.

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