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methionine

/mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
me-thio-n-ine
IPA
/mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sulphur-containing amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, in L- and D-forms.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A sulphur-containing amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, in L- and D-forms.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English -n- English -ine English methionine From methyl + thio- + -n- + -ine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/
  • British English: /mɪˈθʌɪəniːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

methionines (plural)

Derived Forms

acetylmethionine dehydromethionine homomethionine methioninemia methioninol methioninyl methionyl selenomethionine

Phrases

formyl methionine

Frequently Paired Words

mul:Met mul:M

Questions

How do you pronounce methionine?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɛˈθaɪəˌniːn/.
What does methionine mean?
A sulphur-containing amino acid, C₅H₁₁NO₂S, in L- and D-forms.
Where does methionine come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *médʰu Proto-Hellenic *métʰu Ancient Greek μέθυ (méthu) Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Methylbor. English methyl Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- English -n- English -ine English methionine From methyl + thio- + -n- + -ine.

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