Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mucoprotein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mu-co-pro-tein
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In Fasciola sp., the cyst wall consists of four layers, a layer of tanned protein, followed by a layer of mucoprotein and acid mucopolysaccaride."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus New Latinder. English muco- English protein English mucoprotein From muco- + protein.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mucoproteins (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mucoproteinuria

Questions

What does mucoprotein mean?: Any of a group of widely-distributed natural compounds that exist as complexes of proteins with mucopolysaccharides.
Where does mucoprotein come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus New Latinder. English muco- English protein English mucoprotein From muco- + protein.

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