Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

isoprotein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iso-pro-tein
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of closely-related proteins that have similar structural and functional properties.

Example Sentences

"The different isoproteins have been correlated with changes in plasma lipoprotein levels."

Etymology

From iso- + protein.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: iso

Inflected Forms

isoproteins (plural)

Questions

What does isoprotein mean?: Any of a family of closely-related proteins that have similar structural and functional properties.
Where does isoprotein come from?: From iso- + protein.

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