Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

depalmitoylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-palmi-toy-la-tion
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of palmitate esters bound to a protein

Etymology

From de- + palmitoyl + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de
Suffix: palmitoyl

Inflected Forms

depalmitoylations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

palmitoylation

Questions

What does depalmitoylation mean?: The removal of palmitate esters bound to a protein
Where does depalmitoylation come from?: From de- + palmitoyl + -ation.

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