Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligopyrimidine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oligopy-rim-i-dine
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A portion of DNA or RNA containing several consecutive pyrimidine bases

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"However, mTOR-sensitive translatomes commonly include mRNAs with a 5’ terminal oligopyrimidine tract (TOP), such as those encoding ribosomal proteins, but not ISGs. Because these translatomes were obtained under conditions when ISG expression is not induced, we examined the mTOR-sensitive translatome in human WISH cells stimulated with IFN β."

Etymology

From oligo- + pyrimidine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: oligo

Usage

Inflected Forms

oligopyrimidines (plural)

Questions

What does oligopyrimidine mean?: A portion of DNA or RNA containing several consecutive pyrimidine bases
Where does oligopyrimidine come from?: From oligo- + pyrimidine.

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