Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

protolysis

/pɹoʊˈtɑlɪsɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pro-tol-y-sis
IPA: /pɹoʊˈtɑlɪsɪs/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any proton-transfer reaction

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English protolysis From proto- + -lysis.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /pɹoʊˈtɑlɪsɪs/
British English: /pɹə(ʊ)ˈtɒlɪsɪs/

Inflected Forms

protolyses (plural)

Derived Forms

autoprotolysis

Questions

How do you pronounce protolysis?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈtɑlɪsɪs/.
What does protolysis mean?: Any proton-transfer reaction
Where does protolysis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *próder. Ancient Greek πρό (pró) Ancient Greek -ᾰτος (-ătos) Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos) Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-)lbor. English proto- Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. English -lysis English protolysis From proto- + -lysis.

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