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nascent protein

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
nascen-t pro-tein
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein as it is being formed by a ribosome before it folds into its active shape.

Inflected Forms

nascent proteins (plural)

Questions

What does nascent protein mean?
A protein as it is being formed by a ribosome before it folds into its active shape.

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