Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metallochelation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: met-al-lochela-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

chelation of a metal

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Previously we reported that recombinant histidine tagged (His-tag) OspC (rOspC) could be attached onto liposome surfaces by metallochelation."

Etymology

From metallo- + chelation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: metallo

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does metallochelation mean?: chelation of a metal
Where does metallochelation come from?: From metallo- + chelation.

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