Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fluoroproline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flu-o-ro-pro-line
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From fluoro- + proline.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does fluoroproline mean?
Any of several isomeric fluoro derivatives of proline, but especially 4-fluoroproline that is used to replace natural proline in peptides and proteins to alter their stability, conformation and folding
Where does fluoroproline come from?
From fluoro- + proline.

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