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neprilysin

/ˌnɛpɹɪˈlaɪsɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables
neprilysin
IPA
/ˌnɛpɹɪˈlaɪsɪn/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular type of metalloprotease, namely membrane metallo-endopeptidase (MME)

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

neprilysins (plural)

Synonyms

CD10 common acute lymphoblastic leukemia antigen neutral endopeptidase

Rhymes With

ricin vancomycin lysin paromomycin tibicen

Questions

How do you pronounce neprilysin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɛpɹɪˈlaɪsɪn/.
What does neprilysin mean?
A particular type of metalloprotease, namely membrane metallo-endopeptidase (MME)

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