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codon

/ˈkoʊ.dɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
co-don
IPA
/ˈkoʊ.dɑn/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A handbell used for summoning monks.

noun

The "bell" or flaring mouth of a trumpet.

noun

A sequence of three adjacent nucleotides, which encode for a specific amino acid during protein synthesis or translation.

Etymology

From Latin codon, from Ancient Greek κώδων (kṓdōn).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkoʊ.dɑn/
  • British English: /ˈkəʊ.dɒn/

Inflected Forms

codons (plural)

Derived Forms

intercodon intracodon multicodon

Questions

How do you pronounce codon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊ.dɑn/.
What does codon mean?
A handbell used for summoning monks.
Where does codon come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce codon

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