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polyproline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
polypro-line
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole English -olidine English pyrrolidine English proline English polyproline From poly- + proline.

Usage

Inflected Forms

polyprolines (plural)

Phrases

polyproline helix

Questions

What does polyproline mean?
A sequence of several proline residues in a polypeptide or protein; tends to generate an anomalous left-handed helix conformation
Where does polyproline come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole English -olidine English pyrrolidine English proline English polyproline From poly- + proline.

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