Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epitope

/ˈɛpɪtˌoʊp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
epi-tope
IPA
/ˈɛpɪtˌoʊp/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response

Example Sentences

Etymology

From epi- + -tope.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

epitopes (plural)

Derived Forms

autoepitope epitopal epitopic glycoepitope immunoepitope multiepitope neoepitope phosphoepitope polyepitope

Frequently Paired Words

agretope allotope desetope histotope paratope

Synonyms

antigenic determinant determinant

Questions

How do you pronounce epitope?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛpɪtˌoʊp/.
What does epitope mean?
The part of a biomolecule (such as a protein) which is the target of an immune response
Where does epitope come from?
From epi- + -tope.

How to pronounce epitope

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