Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ubiquitination

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
ubiq-ui-ti-na-tion
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The modification of a protein by the covalent attachment of one or more ubiquitin molecules.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ubiquitin + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

ubiquitinations (plural)

Derived Forms

autoubiquitination deubiquitination hypoubiquitination monoubiquitination multiubiquitination oligoubiquitination polyubiquitination selfubiquitination tetraubiquitination transubiquitination

Frequently Paired Words

ubiquitinate

Synonyms

ubiquitinylation ubiquitylation

Questions

What does ubiquitination mean?
The modification of a protein by the covalent attachment of one or more ubiquitin molecules.
Where does ubiquitination come from?
From ubiquitin + -ation.

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