Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine

/ˌdaɪˌpæl.mɪˌtoʊ.ɪlˌfɒs.fəˌtɪd.ɪlˈkoʊ.liːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-palmi-toylphos-phatidyl-choline
IPA: /ˌdaɪˌpæl.mɪˌtoʊ.ɪlˌfɒs.fəˌtɪd.ɪlˈkoʊ.liːn/

57

Scrabble Score

30

Letters

5

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A major phospholipid in lung surfactant that reduces surface tension in the alveoli, helping keep the lungs open and preventing collapse during breathing.

Uncountable

Etymology

From dipalmitoyl + phosphatidylcholine

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

DPPC (abbreviation)

Frequently Paired Words

dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine dimyristoylphosphatidylethanolamine

Questions

How do you pronounce dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdaɪˌpæl.mɪˌtoʊ.ɪlˌfɒs.fəˌtɪd.ɪlˈkoʊ.liːn/.
What does dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine mean?: A major phospholipid in lung surfactant that reduces surface tension in the alveoli, helping keep the lungs open and preventing collapse during breathing.
Where does dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine come from?: From dipalmitoyl + phosphatidylcholine

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