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translocon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
translo-con
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A complex of proteins associated with the translocation of nascent polypeptides into the interior space of the endoplasmic reticulum from the cytosol

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English locate English transloc(ate) English -on English translocon From transloc(ate) + -on.

Inflected Forms

translocons (plural)

Derived Forms

dislocon retrotranslocon

Synonyms

translocator

Questions

What does translocon mean?
A complex of proteins associated with the translocation of nascent polypeptides into the interior space of the endoplasmic reticulum from the cytosol
Where does translocon come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English locate English transloc(ate) English -on English translocon From transloc(ate) + -on.

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