Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypomutation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-po-mu-ta-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reduced rate of mutation

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We searched for the hypomutation phenomenon from the viewpoint of protein functioning."

Etymology

From hypo- + mutation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: hypo

Usage

Inflected Forms

hypomutations (plural)

Questions

What does hypomutation mean?: A reduced rate of mutation
Where does hypomutation come from?: From hypo- + mutation.

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