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protointron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-toin-tron
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A section of RNA that develops into an intron

Etymology

From proto- + intron.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

protointrons (plural)

Questions

What does protointron mean?
A section of RNA that develops into an intron
Where does protointron come from?
From proto- + intron.

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