Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

choriogenin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chori-o-genin
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of proteins that are precursors to the formation of the chorion of an egg

Example Sentences

"Among these six tissues, the intestine showed the highest space response with 10 genes categorized as oxidation–reduction processes (gene ontogeny term GO:0055114), and the expression levels of choriogenin precursor genes were suppressed in the ovary."

Etymology

From chorio- + -genin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: chorio
Suffix: genin

Inflected Forms

choriogenins (plural)

Questions

What does choriogenin mean?: Any of a group of proteins that are precursors to the formation of the chorion of an egg
Where does choriogenin come from?: From chorio- + -genin.

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