Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colony-stimulating factor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: colony-s-tim-u-lat-ing -fac-tor
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

8

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A secreted glycoprotein that binds to receptor proteins on the surfaces of committed progenitors in the bone marrow, thereby activating intracellular signaling pathways that can cause the cells to proliferate and differentiate into a specific kind of blood cell.

Inflected Forms

colony-stimulating factors (plural)

Synonyms

CSF

Questions

What does colony-stimulating factor mean?: A secreted glycoprotein that binds to receptor proteins on the surfaces of committed progenitors in the bone marrow, thereby activating intracellular signaling pathways that can cause the cells to proliferate and differentiate into a specific kind of blood cell.

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