Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proteinaceous

/pɹˌoʊtɪnˈeɪʃəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: pro-teina-ceous
IPA: /pɹˌoʊtɪnˈeɪʃəs/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or consisting of protein

Example Sentences

"By enabling delivery fo active components beneath the skin, the sting and venom opened a bonanza of opportunities for the evolution of highly specific and active components, particularly proteinaceous materials."
"A few types of molecules get sensed by receptors on the tongue. Protons coming off of acids ping receptors for "sour." Sugars get received as "sweet." Bitter, salty, and the proteinaceous flavor umami all set off their own neural cascades."

Etymology

From protein + -aceous.

Inflected Forms

more proteinaceous (comparative) most proteinaceous (superlative)

Derived Forms

lipoproteinaceous nonproteinaceous nucleoproteinaceous scleroproteinaceous

Rhymes With

gracious spacious tenacious audacious ignatius herbaceous voracious flirtatious vivacious ostentatious fallacious efficacious

Questions

How do you pronounce proteinaceous?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹˌoʊtɪnˈeɪʃəs/.
What does proteinaceous mean?: Of, pertaining to, or consisting of protein
Where does proteinaceous come from?: From protein + -aceous.

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