zwitterionic
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to a zwitterion.
Example Sentences
- "Inspection of CD data reveals that, similar to previously reported data for megainin^([sic]) peptides [ 33 ], preference of α-helical conformation of TM2 and TM3 segments are different in anionic (SDS) and zwitterionic (DPC) media, reflecting the importance of electrostatic and hydrophobic interactions between the peptides and micelles."
Etymology
Etymology tree English zwitterion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English zwitterionic From zwitterion + -ic.
Inflected Forms
more zwitterionic (comparative)
most zwitterionic (superlative)