Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polysialylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polysia-ly-la-tion
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Conversion to, or reaction with, polysialic acid.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"To investigate if PrP directs polySTs to NCAM1 to facilitate its polysialylation, we made use of the N2a cell model, which was known to lack both polySTs."

Etymology

From poly- + sialylation.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

polysialylations (plural)

Questions

What does polysialylation mean?: Conversion to, or reaction with, polysialic acid.
Where does polysialylation come from?: From poly- + sialylation.

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