Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

misfold

/mɪsˈfoʊld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mis-fold
IPA: /mɪsˈfoʊld/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fold into an unusual or incorrect tertiary structure; misfolded proteins occur in various diseases, including amyloidoses and dementias, although the question of causation versus consequence is not yet definitively answered for dementias.

Intransitive verb

noun

An incorrect or abnormal folding.

Example Sentences

"The prionopathies are best known among the neurodegenerative diseases for their ability to misfold, self-propagate, and infect other organisms."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English fold English misfold From mis- + fold.

Usage

Intransitive verb

Inflected Forms

misfolds (present, singular) misfolding (participle, present) misfolded (participle, past) misfolded (past) misfolds (plural)

Rhymes With

old told hold gold go for the gold cold sold bold rolled fold threshold mold

Questions

How do you pronounce misfold?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪsˈfoʊld/.
What does misfold mean?: To fold into an unusual or incorrect tertiary structure; misfolded proteins occur in various diseases, including amyloidoses and dementias, although the question of causation versus consequence is not yet definitively answered for dementias.
Where does misfold come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-der. Proto-Germanic *missaz Proto-Germanic *missa- Proto-West Germanic *missa- Old English mis- Middle English mys- English mis- English fold English misfold From mis- + fold.

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