Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triheteromeric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-heteromer-ic
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having, or relating to, three different types of subunits.

adj

Relating to a triheteromer.

Example Sentences

"These receptors are predominantly diheteromeric GluN1-N2B receptors [8 ,31 ,32 ] whereas those located postsynaptically at the same sites may be largely triheteromeric GluN1-N2A-N2B receptors [8 ]."

Etymology

From tri- + heteromeric.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri

Questions

What does triheteromeric mean?: Having, or relating to, three different types of subunits.
Where does triheteromeric come from?: From tri- + heteromeric.

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