Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

preproghrelin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pre-proghre-lin
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A precursor of proghrelin

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A reproducible decrease in the plasma concentration of unacylated ghrelin was observed, which was consistent with a decrease in the stomach preproghrelin mRNA and stomach ghrelin expression."

Etymology

From pre- + proghrelin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does preproghrelin mean?: A precursor of proghrelin
Where does preproghrelin come from?: From pre- + proghrelin.

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