Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heptahelical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hep-ta-he-li-cal
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having seven helices; especially describing a portion of a protein having seven associated α-helices

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- English helical English heptahelical From hepta- + helical.

Phrases

heptahelical domain heptahelical receptor

Questions

What does heptahelical mean?: having seven helices; especially describing a portion of a protein having seven associated α-helices
Where does heptahelical come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Hellenic *heptə́ Ancient Greek ἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)bor. English hepta- English helical English heptahelical From hepta- + helical.

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