Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hebbosome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: heb-bo-some
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A multiprotein complex responsible for the detection of patterns of neuronal activity, and the conversion of the information represented by this activity into biological changes within the cell (neurone).

Etymology

From Hebb + -o- + -some; named after Donald Hebb by Professor Seth Grant.

Inflected Forms

hebbosomes (plural)

Phrases

Hebbian learning

Frequently Paired Words

Hebbian learning

Questions

What does hebbosome mean?: A multiprotein complex responsible for the detection of patterns of neuronal activity, and the conversion of the information represented by this activity into biological changes within the cell (neurone).
Where does hebbosome come from?: From Hebb + -o- + -some; named after Donald Hebb by Professor Seth Grant.

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