Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homoarginine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-moargi-nine
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amino acid (2S)-2-amino-6-(diaminomethylideneamino)hexanoic acid

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Arginine and homoarginine were detected at λex = 337 nm, λem = 520 nm, and λem = 454 nm was used for (ADMA) and symmetric dimethylarginine (SDMA)."

Etymology

From homo- + arginine.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: homo

Usage

Inflected Forms

homoarginines (plural)

Questions

What does homoarginine mean?: The amino acid (2S)-2-amino-6-(diaminomethylideneamino)hexanoic acid
Where does homoarginine come from?: From homo- + arginine.

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