Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

viroporin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vi-ro-porin
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of viral porins

Example Sentences

"M2 is a viroporin that plays an important role during the early stages of virus entry."

Etymology

From viro- + porin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: viro

Inflected Forms

viroporins (plural)

Questions

What does viroporin mean?: Any of a family of viral porins
Where does viroporin come from?: From viro- + porin.

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