Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoprotein

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-pro-tein
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several proteins that generate light when oxidized, normally without the aid of an enzyme catalyst

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English protein English photoprotein From photo- + protein.

Inflected Forms

photoproteins (plural)

Questions

What does photoprotein mean?: Any of several proteins that generate light when oxidized, normally without the aid of an enzyme catalyst
Where does photoprotein come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English protein English photoprotein From photo- + protein.

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