Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methyltetrahydrofolate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
methyl-te-trahy-dro-fo-late
IPA
40
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tetrahydrofolate with a methyl substituent, a key natural form of folate. The chief form is 5-methyltetrahydrofolate.

Etymology

Inflected Forms

Phrases

methyltetrahydrofolic acid

Frequently Paired Words

methyltetrahydrofolic acid

Questions

What does methyltetrahydrofolate mean?
A tetrahydrofolate with a methyl substituent, a key natural form of folate. The chief form is 5-methyltetrahydrofolate.
Where does methyltetrahydrofolate come from?
From methyl + tetrahydrofolate.

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