Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proteome

/ˈpɹəʊtɪəʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: pro-teome
IPA: /ˈpɹəʊtɪəʊm/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome.

Example Sentences

"Two-dimensional (2-D) gel electrophoresis allows the separation of thousands of proteins, and provides the means for separating the proteome (the PROTEin complement expressed by a genOME) of a simple species, or the protein component of a complex tissue."
"So now the quest is to crack the human proteome – a concept so novel that the term proteome didn't even exist a decade ago."

Etymology

Blend of protein + genome or proteo- + -ome.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈpɹəʊtɪəʊm/

Inflected Forms

proteomes (plural)

Derived Forms

acetylproteome antiproteinase endoproteinase epiproteome exoproteome immunoproteome leukoproteinase lipoproteinase melanoproteinase metalloproteinase miniproteinase multiproteinase

Frequently Paired Words

proteomics proteomic

Rhymes With

home rome dome chrome foam jerome comb roam tome gnome ohm shalom

Questions

How do you pronounce proteome?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹəʊtɪəʊm/.
What does proteome mean?: The complete set of proteins encoded by a particular genome.
Where does proteome come from?: Blend of protein + genome or proteo- + -ome.

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