Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apolipoprotein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: apolipopro-tein
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English protein English lipoprotein English apolipoprotein From apo- + lipoprotein.

Inflected Forms

apolipoproteins (plural)

Derived Forms

proapolipoprotein

Questions

What does apolipoprotein mean?: Any polypeptide or protein that can serve as an apoprotein by binding with a lipid to form a lipoprotein.
Where does apolipoprotein come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Hellenic *apó Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πό (ăpó) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓πο- (ăpo-)bor. English apo- Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Hellenic *lípos Ancient Greek λῐ́πος (lĭ́pos)der. English lipo- English protein English lipoprotein English apolipoprotein From apo- + lipoprotein.

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