Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

triphosphorylation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: triphos-pho-ry-la-tion
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

phosphorylation to form a triphosphate

Example Sentences

"In one of these studies, catalytic RNAs (ribozymes) that catalyze the triphosphorylation of RNA 5'-hydroxyl groups using Tmp were obtained by in vitro selection."

Etymology

From tri- + phosphorylation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tri

Inflected Forms

triphosphorylations (plural)

Questions

What does triphosphorylation mean?: phosphorylation to form a triphosphate
Where does triphosphorylation come from?: From tri- + phosphorylation.

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