Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyroglutamate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: py-rog-lu-ta-mate
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any salt or ester of pyroglutamic acid.

verb

To modify by reaction with a pyroglutamic acid derivative.

Etymology

From pyroglutamic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Inflected Forms

pyroglutamates (plural) pyroglutamates (present, singular) pyroglutamating (participle, present) pyroglutamated (participle, past) pyroglutamated (past)

Derived Forms

pyroglutamase

Frequently Paired Words

pyroglutamyl

Questions

What does pyroglutamate mean?: Any salt or ester of pyroglutamic acid.
Where does pyroglutamate come from?: From pyroglutamic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

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