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lysyl

/ˈlaɪ.sɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
ly-syl
IPA
/ˈlaɪ.sɪl/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to lysine

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. Latin lysisbor. English lysis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English lysine Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English lysyl From lysine + -yl.

Phrases

lysyl-bradykinin lysyl hydroxylase lysyl oxidase lysyl-tRNA methionyl-lysyl-bradykinin

Rhymes With

glycyl

Questions

How do you pronounce lysyl?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪ.sɪl/.
What does lysyl mean?
Of or pertaining to lysine
Where does lysyl come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. Latin lysisbor. English lysis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English lysine Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English lysyl From lysine + -yl.

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