Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalloproteolytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: met-al-lo-pro-te-olyt-ic
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

7

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

proteolytic to metalloproteins

Example Sentences

"For example we recently described a metalloproteolytic loss of platelet glycoprotein VI, an adhesive receptor for collagen, upon exposure to transient, elevated shear stress [18 ]."

Etymology

From metallo- + proteolytic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: metallo

Questions

What does metalloproteolytic mean?: proteolytic to metalloproteins
Where does metalloproteolytic come from?: From metallo- + proteolytic.

How to pronounce metalloproteolytic

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “metalloproteolytic”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “metalloproteolytic”.
Repeat and practice — Say “metalloproteolytic” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.