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vroman effect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
vro-man -ef-fect
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of competitive protein adsorption to a surface by blood serum proteins where the highest mobility proteins generally arrive first and are later replaced by less mobile proteins that have a higher affinity for the surface.

Etymology

Named after Leo Vroman.

Inflected Forms

Vroman effects (plural)

Questions

What does vroman effect mean?
The process of competitive protein adsorption to a surface by blood serum proteins where the highest mobility proteins generally arrive first and are later replaced by less mobile proteins that have a higher affinity for the surface.
Where does vroman effect come from?
Named after Leo Vroman.

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