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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flippase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
flip-pase
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme located in the membrane responsible for aiding the movement of phospholipid molecules between the two leaflets that compose a cell's membrane (transverse diffusion).

Etymology

From flip + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

flippases (plural)

Antonyms

floppase

Questions

What does flippase mean?
Any enzyme located in the membrane responsible for aiding the movement of phospholipid molecules between the two leaflets that compose a cell's membrane (transverse diffusion).
Where does flippase come from?
From flip + -ase.

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