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deorphanize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-or-ph-a-nize
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To identify the endogenous ligands of an orphan receptor

Etymology

From de- + orphan + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

deorphanizes (present, singular) deorphanizing (participle, present) deorphanized (participle, past) deorphanized (past)

Questions

What does deorphanize mean?
To identify the endogenous ligands of an orphan receptor
Where does deorphanize come from?
From de- + orphan + -ize.

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