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tropomyosin

/ˌtɹɑp.əˈmaɪ.əs.ɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
tropomyosin
IPA
/ˌtɹɑp.əˈmaɪ.əs.ɪn/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein involved in muscle contraction and related to myosin, and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “turn”, noun) + myosin.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌtɹɑp.əˈmaɪ.əs.ɪn/
  • British English: /ˌtɹəʊ.pəʊˈmʌɪ.əs.ɪn/

Inflected Forms

tropomyosins (plural)

Derived Forms

antitropomyosin troponin

Questions

How do you pronounce tropomyosin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɹɑp.əˈmaɪ.əs.ɪn/.
What does tropomyosin mean?
A protein involved in muscle contraction and related to myosin, and occurs together with troponin in the thin filaments of muscle tissue.
Where does tropomyosin come from?
From Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “turn”, noun) + myosin.

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