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tryptophyl

/ˈtɹɪp.tə.fɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tryp-to-phyl
IPA
/ˈtɹɪp.tə.fɪl/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The univalent radical derived from tryptophan

Etymology

From tryptophan + -yl.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

tryptophyls (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce tryptophyl?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɪp.tə.fɪl/.
What does tryptophyl mean?
The univalent radical derived from tryptophan
Where does tryptophyl come from?
From tryptophan + -yl.

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