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dephytylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-phyty-la-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The removal of a phytyl group

Uncountable

Etymology

From de- + phytyl + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

dephytylase dephytylate

Questions

What does dephytylation mean?
The removal of a phytyl group
Where does dephytylation come from?
From de- + phytyl + -ation.

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