Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proopiomelanocortic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
proo-p-i-ome-lanocor-tic
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From pro- + opio- + melano- + cortex + -ic.

Questions

What does proopiomelanocortic mean?
Of or pertaining to proopiomelanocortin.
Where does proopiomelanocortic come from?
From pro- + opio- + melano- + cortex + -ic.

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