Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deoxypyridinoline

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-oxypyridi-no-line
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of two pyridinium crosslinks that provide structural stiffness to type I collagen found in bones.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Two systematic review and meta-analysis studies of randomized controlled trials by ingestion of soy isoflavones in menopausal women revealed a significant improvement in lumbar spine BMD, significant decrease in urine deoxypyridinoline as a bone resorption marker, improvement in bone strength and decrease in the risk of fracture, but did not affect the serum alkaline phosphatase and osteocalcin as bone formation markers."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does deoxypyridinoline mean?: One of two pyridinium crosslinks that provide structural stiffness to type I collagen found in bones.

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