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methionyl

/məˈθaɪ.ə.nɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
me-thi-o-nyl
IPA
/məˈθaɪ.ə.nɪl/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A univalent radical derived from methionine.

Etymology

From methionine + -yl.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /məˈθaɪ.ə.nɪl/

Inflected Forms

methionyls (plural)

Phrases

methionyl-lysyl-bradykinin

Questions

How do you pronounce methionyl?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈθaɪ.ə.nɪl/.
What does methionyl mean?
A univalent radical derived from methionine.
Where does methionyl come from?
From methionine + -yl.

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