Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zinc finger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: zinc fin-ger
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes.

Inflected Forms

zinc fingers (plural)

Questions

What does zinc finger mean?: A structure characterized by the coordination of one or more zinc ions, found in some proteins, that typically binds to specific sequences of DNA and regulates genes.

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