Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

biotinylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: bi-otiny-la-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The attachment of a biotin residue to a biological macromolecule in order to label it.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English biotinylate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English biotinylation From biotinylate + -ion.

Usage

Inflected Forms

biotinylations (plural)

Derived Forms

autobiotinylation prebiotinylation

Frequently Paired Words

biotinyl biotinylate

Questions

What does biotinylation mean?: The attachment of a biotin residue to a biological macromolecule in order to label it.
Where does biotinylation come from?: Etymology tree English biotinylate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English biotinylation From biotinylate + -ion.

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