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hepes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
hep-es
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid, a zwitterionic buffering agent.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does hepes mean?
4-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1-piperazineethanesulfonic acid, a zwitterionic buffering agent.

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