Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

n-terminus

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: n-ter-mi-nus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.

Etymology

From N- + terminus.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: N-

Inflected Forms

N-termini (plural) N-terminal (alternative)

Phrases

C-terminus

Frequently Paired Words

C-terminus

Synonyms

aminoterminus

Questions

What does n-terminus mean?: The end of a polypeptide chain that consists of an amino acid with a free amino group.
Where does n-terminus come from?: From N- + terminus.

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