Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

new delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: new del-hi met-al-lo--be-ta-lac-ta-mase-1
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

11

Syllables

14

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.

Uncountable

noun

A gene that codes for the enzyme.

Uncountable

Etymology

From New Delhi + metallo-beta-lactamase + 1. From its place of discovery, New Delhi, that it is a metallo-beta-lactamase, and that it is the first.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-1 (alternative)

Phrases

NDM-1 New Delhi superbug

Synonyms

NDM-1

Questions

What does new delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 mean?: An enzyme conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics.
Where does new delhi metallo-beta-lactamase-1 come from?: From New Delhi + metallo-beta-lactamase + 1. From its place of discovery, New Delhi, that it is a metallo-beta-lactamase, and that it is the first.

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