Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proenkephalin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: proenkephalin
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A precursor of leuenkephalin and metenkephalin.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Finally, the gene for the opioid-associated precursor, proenkephalin (PRO), likewise displays enhanced expression (4.7-fold difference)."

Etymology

From pro- + enkephalin.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pro

Usage

Inflected Forms

proenkephalins (plural)

Derived Forms

preproenkephalin

Questions

What does proenkephalin mean?: A precursor of leuenkephalin and metenkephalin.
Where does proenkephalin come from?: From pro- + enkephalin.

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