Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

guanylate

/ˈɡwɑːnɪleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: guany-late
IPA: /ˈɡwɑːnɪleɪt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of guanylic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers.

Etymology

From guanylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Inflected Forms

guanylates (plural)

Derived Forms

diguanylate

Phrases

calcium guanylate disodium guanylate guanylate cyclase potassium guanylate

Questions

How do you pronounce guanylate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡwɑːnɪleɪt/.
What does guanylate mean?: Any salt or ester of guanylic acid; the salts are used as flavour enhancers.
Where does guanylate come from?: From guanylic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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