Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monopalmitoyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monopalmi-toyl
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A single palmitoyl group in a compound

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"We have also shown that 16:0 MPPA and monopalmitoyl phosphatidyl choline are antimicrobial against a range of gram positive bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus spp [11 ]."

Etymology

From mono- + palmitoyl.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does monopalmitoyl mean?: A single palmitoyl group in a compound
Where does monopalmitoyl come from?: From mono- + palmitoyl.

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