Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tertiary structure

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: ter-tiary struc-ture
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The manner in which the helices or sheets of a protein are folded to give a three-dimensional structure.

Inflected Forms

tertiary structures (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

primary structure secondary structure quaternary structure

Questions

What does tertiary structure mean?: The manner in which the helices or sheets of a protein are folded to give a three-dimensional structure.

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