Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bipalmitoylate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bi-palmi-toy-late
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To palmitoylate with two palmitoyl groups, or at two locations

Etymology

From bi- + palmitoylate.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

bipalmitoylates (present, singular) bipalmitoylating (participle, present) bipalmitoylated (participle, past) bipalmitoylated (past)

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Questions

What does bipalmitoylate mean?
To palmitoylate with two palmitoyl groups, or at two locations
Where does bipalmitoylate come from?
From bi- + palmitoylate.

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