Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proline

/ˈpɹəʊliːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: pro-line
IPA: /ˈpɹəʊliːn/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nonessential amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole English -olidine English pyrrolidine English proline Short for pyrrolidine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

prolines (plural)

Derived Forms

captopril diproline ethylideneproline fluoroproline hexaproline homoproline hydroxyproline leuprolide polyproline prolinase prolinate prolinol

Phrases

insulin lispro

Synonyms

Pro

Questions

How do you pronounce proline?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹəʊliːn/.
What does proline mean?: A nonessential amino acid C₅H₉NO₂ found in most animal proteins, especially collagen; its cyclic structure leads to kinks in the peptide chain of proteins.
Where does proline come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥ Proto-Hellenic *pāwər Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr) Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Hellenic *-rós Ancient Greek -ρός (-rós) Ancient Greek πῠρρός (pŭrrhós)der. German Pyrrolbor. English pyrrole English -olidine English pyrrolidine English proline Short for pyrrolidine.

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