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adenylyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
adeny-lyl
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A functional group derived from adenosine monophosphate, also known as 5-adenylic acid

Etymology

Etymology tree English adenyl Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English adenylic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English adenylyl From adenylic + -yl.

Inflected Forms

adenylyls (plural)

Derived Forms

adenylylate adenylylation adenylyltransferase

Phrases

adenylyl cyclase

Frequently Paired Words

cytidylyl guanylyl thymidylyl uridylyl

Synonyms

adenyl adenylate

Questions

What does adenylyl mean?
A functional group derived from adenosine monophosphate, also known as 5-adenylic acid
Where does adenylyl come from?
Etymology tree English adenyl Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English adenylic Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English adenylyl From adenylic + -yl.

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