Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prenucleosomal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prenu-cle-o-so-mal
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prior to the formation of nucleosomes; relating to prenucleosomes

Example Sentences

"Since the three histone-fold domain amino acids are located at the surface of the α-helix 2 domain that is responsible for the formation of H3-H4 dimers and accessible in prenucleosomal complexes, it has been suggested that the specificity associated with these amino acid positions derives from interactions with different assembly or post-translational-modification machineries."

Etymology

From pre- + nucleosomal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does prenucleosomal mean?: Prior to the formation of nucleosomes; relating to prenucleosomes
Where does prenucleosomal come from?: From pre- + nucleosomal.

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