Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protosplice

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-to-splice
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing a site in a codon into which introns are first inserted

Etymology

From proto- + splice.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does protosplice mean?
Describing a site in a codon into which introns are first inserted
Where does protosplice come from?
From proto- + splice.

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