Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yapsin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yapsin
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of pepsin.

Example Sentences

"Here, we demonstrate that the yapsin family of five glycosylphosphatidylinositol-linked aspartyl proteases is required for cell wall integrity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae."

Etymology

From yeast aspartic protease.

Inflected Forms

yapsins (plural)

Questions

What does yapsin mean?: A form of pepsin.
Where does yapsin come from?: From yeast aspartic protease.

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