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selenoprotein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
se-leno-pro-tein
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many proteins that include a selenocysteine or selenomethionine residue.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *selasnā Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē) Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē)bor. English seleno- English protein English selenoprotein From seleno- + protein.

Inflected Forms

selenoproteins (plural)

Questions

What does selenoprotein mean?
Any of many proteins that include a selenocysteine or selenomethionine residue.
Where does selenoprotein come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *selasnā Ancient Greek σελήνη (selḗnē) Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē)bor. English seleno- English protein English selenoprotein From seleno- + protein.

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