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integral membrane protein

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
in-te-gral mem-brane pro-tein
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein (or assembly of proteins) that is permanently attached to a biological membrane.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

integral membrane proteins (plural)

Synonyms

intrinsic protein IMP

Questions

What does integral membrane protein mean?
A protein (or assembly of proteins) that is permanently attached to a biological membrane.

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