Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amphipol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: am-phipol
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a range of amphipathic polymers used as speciality surfactants

Example Sentences

"Interestingly, purified Kv1.3 proteins exchanged into the amphipol A8-35 appeared as a double band on 8 % SDS-PAGE."

Etymology

Short for amphipathic polymer.

Inflected Forms

amphipols (plural)

Questions

What does amphipol mean?: Any of a range of amphipathic polymers used as speciality surfactants
Where does amphipol come from?: Short for amphipathic polymer.

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