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oncoprotein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
on-co-pro-tein
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A protein that is coded for by an oncogene.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos)der. New Latin onco-der. English onco- English protein English oncoprotein From onco- + protein.

Inflected Forms

oncoproteins (plural)

Derived Forms

protooncoprotein

Phrases

proto-oncogene proto-oncogenic

Frequently Paired Words

oncogene oncogenesis oncogenetic oncogenetics oncogenic oncogenics oncogenome oncogenomic

Questions

What does oncoprotein mean?
A protein that is coded for by an oncogene.
Where does oncoprotein come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos)der. New Latin onco-der. English onco- English protein English oncoprotein From onco- + protein.

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