Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pegylation

/pɛɡɪleɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: pe-gy-la-tion
IPA: /pɛɡɪleɪʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of covalent attachment of PEG (polyethylene glycol) polymer chains to another molecule, normally a drug or therapeutic protein.

noun

Alternative form of PEGylation.

Etymology

From PEGylate + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: PEGylate

Inflected Forms

PEGylations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

PEG PEGyl PEGylate PEGylated

Questions

How do you pronounce pegylation?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛɡɪleɪʃən/.
What does pegylation mean?: The process of covalent attachment of PEG (polyethylene glycol) polymer chains to another molecule, normally a drug or therapeutic protein.
Where does pegylation come from?: From PEGylate + -ion.

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