Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

selenocystine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-leno-cys-tine
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A selenoamino acid derived from cystine

Uncountable

Etymology

From seleno- + cystine.

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Questions

What does selenocystine mean?
A selenoamino acid derived from cystine
Where does selenocystine come from?
From seleno- + cystine.

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