Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

myristoylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: myris-toy-la-tion
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The attachment of a myristoyl group to a protein or polypeptide

Etymology

Etymology tree English myristoyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English myristoylation From myristoyl + -ation.

Inflected Forms

myristoylations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

palmitoylation

Questions

What does myristoylation mean?: The attachment of a myristoyl group to a protein or polypeptide
Where does myristoylation come from?: Etymology tree English myristoyl Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English myristoylation From myristoyl + -ation.

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