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chymotrypsin

/ˌkaɪ.moʊˈtɹɪp.sɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
chy-motrypsin
IPA
/ˌkaɪ.moʊˈtɹɪp.sɪn/
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From chyme + -o- + trypsin.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkaɪ.moʊˈtɹɪp.sɪn/
  • British English: /ˌkaɪ.məʊˈtɹɪp.sɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

chymotrypsins (plural)

Derived Forms

antichymotrypsin chymotrypsinated chymotrypsinized chymotrypsinogen chymotrypsinolysis

Frequently Paired Words

trypsin

Rhymes With

trypsin

Questions

How do you pronounce chymotrypsin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkaɪ.moʊˈtɹɪp.sɪn/.
What does chymotrypsin mean?
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
Where does chymotrypsin come from?
From chyme + -o- + trypsin.

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