Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polyubiquitin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: polyu-biq-ui-tin
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chain of several ubiquitin molecules attached to a protein.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English ubiquitin English polyubiquitin From poly- + ubiquitin.

Inflected Forms

polyubiquitins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

polyubiquitinate polyubiquitination

Questions

What does polyubiquitin mean?: A chain of several ubiquitin molecules attached to a protein.
Where does polyubiquitin come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English ubiquitin English polyubiquitin From poly- + ubiquitin.

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