Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proopiomelanocortin

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: proo-p-i-ome-lanocortin
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A precursor polypeptide involved in diverse cellular functions.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From pro- + opiomelanocortin.

Usage

Inflected Forms

proopiomelanocortins (plural) POMC (abbreviation) pro-opiomelanocortin (alternative)

Questions

What does proopiomelanocortin mean?: A precursor polypeptide involved in diverse cellular functions.
Where does proopiomelanocortin come from?: From pro- + opiomelanocortin.

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