Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proteinoplast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pro-teino-plast
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English protein Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plast English proteinoplast From protein + -o- + -plast.

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Questions

What does proteinoplast mean?
A specialized leucoplast containing protein in crystalline form for use in enzyme activity.
Where does proteinoplast come from?
Etymology tree English protein Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλᾰ́σσω (plắssō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστός (plăstós)der. English -plast English proteinoplast From protein + -o- + -plast.

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