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inosine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables
in-o-sine
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From ἰνός (inós), genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, muscle”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

inosines (plural)

Derived Forms

deoxyinosine didanosine dideoxyinosine inosinic inosinome polyinosine

Phrases

inosine pranobex

Frequently Paired Words

guanine

Questions

What does inosine mean?
Any nucleoside formed from hypoxanthine attached to a ribose
Where does inosine come from?
From ἰνός (inós), genitive singular of ἴς (ís, “sinew, muscle”).

How to pronounce inosine

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