Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tailspike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tail-spike
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host

Inflected Forms

tailspikes (plural)

Questions

What does tailspike mean?: A viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host

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