Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mhc

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: mhc
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of major histocompatibility complex.

Example Sentences

"Wederkind and Füri looked at MHC genes on chromosome 6, which are the genes involved in the definition of self and the recognition of parastic intruders by the immune system."

Inflected Forms

MHCs (plural)

Questions

What does mhc mean?: Initialism of major histocompatibility complex.

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