Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mispaired

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-s-paired
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a chain of nucleic acid containing nucleotides that are not complementary to those in the corresponding position of the other chain.

Etymology

From mis- + paired.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mis

Inflected Forms

more mispaired (comparative) most mispaired (superlative)

Questions

What does mispaired mean?: Describing a chain of nucleic acid containing nucleotides that are not complementary to those in the corresponding position of the other chain.
Where does mispaired come from?: From mis- + paired.

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