Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amino-terminal

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.62 in modern English

Syllables
amino-ter-mi-nal
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Describing the amino acid, at one end of a polypeptide or protein, that has a free amino group

Questions

What does amino-terminal mean?
Describing the amino acid, at one end of a polypeptide or protein, that has a free amino group

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