Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matrigel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables: ma-trigel
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Matrigel.

noun

A gelatinous protein mixture secreted by mouse tumor cells, or specifically a plug composed of this mixture

Example Sentences

"All cells were subjected to a matrigel invasion assay."
"Matrigels appear as dark, heavily hemoglobinized gelatinous implants in the ventral sc tissue."

Etymology

From the brand name "Matrigel", marketed by BD Biosciences.

Inflected Forms

matrigels (plural)

Questions

What does matrigel mean?: Alternative letter-case form of Matrigel.
Where does matrigel come from?: From the brand name "Matrigel", marketed by BD Biosciences.

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