Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extrachloroplast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tra-chloro-plast
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That exists outside of a chloroplast

Example Sentences

"FAD2 and FAD3 are located inER and primarily affect desaturation of the extrachloroplast lipids, whereas the others (FAB2, FAD4, FAD5, FAD6, FAD7, and FAD8) are located in the plastids and affect plastid lipid desaturation [3 ]."

Etymology

From extra- + chloroplast.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: extra

Questions

What does extrachloroplast mean?: That exists outside of a chloroplast
Where does extrachloroplast come from?: From extra- + chloroplast.

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