Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

addl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: ad-dl
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of amyloid beta-derived diffusible ligand: a kind of toxic oligomer implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

Example Sentences

"One experiment examined the effect of the protein insulin on ADDLs (amyloid-beta derived diffusible ligands), toxic proteins that build up in the brains of Alzheimer's patients, causing cell death."

Inflected Forms

ADDLs (plural)

Questions

What does addl mean?: Initialism of amyloid beta-derived diffusible ligand: a kind of toxic oligomer implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

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