Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

methyltryptophan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
methyl-tryp-to-phan
IPA
34
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree German Methylbor. English methyl English methyl- German Tryptophanbor. English tryptophan English methyltryptophan From methyl- + tryptophan.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does methyltryptophan mean?
Any of several isomeric methyl derivatives of tryptophan that interfere with signalling in dendritic cells.
Where does methyltryptophan come from?
Etymology tree German Methylbor. English methyl English methyl- German Tryptophanbor. English tryptophan English methyltryptophan From methyl- + tryptophan.

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