Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neurocan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: neu-ro-can
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein that is a significant component of the extracellular matrix.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The astroglial outer region of the scar is marked by the astrocytic glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and contains numerous chondroitin sulphate proteoglycans (CSPGs) among which are NG-2, neurocan, and phosphacan."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does neurocan mean?: A protein that is a significant component of the extracellular matrix.

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