Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aminoacyl

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: aminoa-cyl
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of class of organic radicals, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from an amino acid.

Etymology

From amino + acyl.

Inflected Forms

aminoacyls (plural)

Derived Forms

aminoacylation

Phrases

aminoacyl tRNA synthetase

Questions

What does aminoacyl mean?: Any of class of organic radicals, formed by the removal of a hydroxyl group from an amino acid.
Where does aminoacyl come from?: From amino + acyl.

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