Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epididymosome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epi-didy-mo-some
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, membranous vesicle, within the epididymal lumen, in which spermatozoa acquire membrane proteins.

Example Sentences

"Epididymosomes are mainly concerned with the transfer of various proteins that lack signal sequences to spermatozoa where the proteins are GPI anchored."

Etymology

From epididymo- + -some.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epididymo
Suffix: some

Inflected Forms

epididymosomes (plural)

Derived Forms

epididymosomal

Questions

What does epididymosome mean?: A small, membranous vesicle, within the epididymal lumen, in which spermatozoa acquire membrane proteins.
Where does epididymosome come from?: From epididymo- + -some.

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