Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rough endoplasmic reticulum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: rough en-do-plas-mic retic-u-lum
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

6

Syllables

16

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The cytoplasm-facing region of the endoplasmic reticulum, occupied by ribosomes that are involved in the formation of membrane and secretory proteins.

Uncountable

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does rough endoplasmic reticulum mean?: The cytoplasm-facing region of the endoplasmic reticulum, occupied by ribosomes that are involved in the formation of membrane and secretory proteins.

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