zeptomole
/ˈzɛptoʊˌmoʊl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "It has been repeatedly shown that enzyme-derived ODN-based assays can detect as little as 50 zeptomoles of target DNA corresponding to about 25,000 molecules."
- "The sensitivity of detection is in the range of zeptomoles […]"
- "This scatter-based method enables detection of zeptomole quantities of nucleic acid targets […]"
Etymology
From zepto- + mole.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: zepto
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈzɛptoʊˌmoʊl/
- British English: /ˈzɛptəʊˌməʊl/