A pronunciation guide for molecular and cell biology terms.
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| ablastin | /eɪˈblæstɪn, əˈblæstɪn/ |
| acetyl-CoA | /ˈæsɪtiːl koʊˈeɪ/ |
| actin | /ˈæktɪn/ |
| actinin | /ækˈtɪnɪn/ |
| acylation | /ˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| adenine | /ˈædəniːn/ |
| adenosine | /əˈdɛnəsiːn/ |
| adenosine triphosphate | /əˈdɛnəsiːn traɪˈfɒsfeɪt/ |
| adenylate | /əˈdɛnɪleɪt/ |
| adenylylation | /əˌdɛnɪlɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| adenylyltransferase | /əˌdɛnɪliːlˈtrænsfəreɪs/ |
| adhalin | /ˈædəlɪn, ædˈheɪlɪn/ |
| adipocyte | /əˈdɪpəsaɪt/ |
| affimer | /ˈæfɪmər/ |
| Aiolos | /ˈaɪəloʊs/ |
| allele | /əˈliːl/ |
| amino acid | /əˈmiːnoʊ ˈæsɪd/ |
| aminoacyl | /əˌmiːnoʊˈeɪsəl/ |
| amplicon | /ˈæmplɪkɒn/ |
| anaphase | /ˈænəfeɪz/ |
| aneuploidy | /ˈænjʊplɔɪdi/ |
| angstrom | /ˈæŋstrəm/ |
| ankyrin | /ˈæŋkərɪn/ |
| antibody | /ˈæntɪbɒdi/ |
| anticodon | /ˌæntiˈkoʊdɒn/ |
| antigen | /ˈæntɪdʒən/ |
| antiparallel | /ˌæntiˈpærəlɛl/ |
| antiporter | /ˈæntipɔːrtər/ |
| antisense | /ˈæntisɛns/ |
| apicoplast | /ˈeɪpɪkoʊplæst/ |
| apolipoprotein | /ˌeɪpoʊˌlaɪpoʊˈproʊtiːn/ |
| apoptosis | /ˌeɪpɒpˈtoʊsɪs, ˌeɪpəˈtoʊsɪs, ˌæpəˈtoʊsɪs/ |
| apoptosome | /eɪˈpɒptəzoʊm/ |
| apoptotic | /ˌeɪpɒpˈtɒtɪk, ˌeɪpəˈtɒtɪk/ |
| aptamer | /ˈæptəmər/ |
| autophagic | /ˌɔːtəˈfædʒɪk/ |
| autophagy | /ɔːˈtɒfədʒi, ˈɔːtoʊfeɪdʒi/ |
| autosomal | /ˌɔːtəˈzoʊməl/ |
| autosome | /ˈɔːtəzoʊm/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| beta-catenin | /ˈbeɪtə kəˈtiːnɪn/ |
| biogenesis | /ˌbaɪoʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ |
| biotinylate | /ˌbaɪoʊˈtɪnɪleɪt/ |
| biotinylation | /ˌbaɪoʊˌtɪnɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| cadherin | /kædˈhɪərɪn/ |
| Cajal body | /kəˈhɑːl ˈbɒdi/ |
| calcineurin | /ˌkælsɪˈnjʊərɪn/ |
| calmodulin | /kælˈmɒdjʊlɪn/ |
| calpain | /ˈkælpeɪn/ |
| calsequestrin | /ˌkælsɪˈkwɛstrɪn/ |
| carbohydrate | /ˌkɑːrbəˈhaɪdreɪt/ |
| carboxyl | /kɑːrˈbɒksəl/ |
| cardiomyocyte | /ˌkɑːrdioʊˈmaɪəsaɪt/ |
| caspase | /ˈkæspeɪs/ |
| cassette | /kəˈsɛt/ |
| catenane | /ˈkætɪneɪn/ |
| catenin | /kəˈtiːnɪn/ |
| cathepsin | /kəˈθɛpsɪn/ |
| caveola | /ˌkæviˈoʊlə/ |
| caveolae | /ˌkæviˈoʊlaɪ/ |
| caveolin | /ˌkæviˈoʊlɪn/ |
| cellulosome | /ˈsɛljʊləzoʊm/ |
| centimorgan | /ˈsɛntɪmɔːrɡən/ |
| centriolar | /ˈsɛntrioʊlər/ |
| centriole | /ˈsɛntrioʊl/ |
| centromere | /ˈsɛntrəmɪər/ |
| centrosome | /ˈsɛntrəzoʊm/ |
| chaperone | /ˈʃæpəroʊn/ |
| chaperonin | /ˌʃæpəˈroʊnɪn/ |
| Chargaff | /ˈʃɑːrɡæf/ |
| chelator | /ˈkiːleɪtər/ |
| chemokine | /ˈkiːməkaɪn/ |
| chemotaxis | /ˌkiːmoʊˈtæksɪs/ |
| chimeric | /kaɪˈmɛrɪk/ |
| chlorophyll | /ˈklɔːrəfɪl, ˈklɒrəfɪl/ |
| chloroplast | /ˈklɔːrəplæst/ |
| chondriome | /ˈkɒndrioʊm/ |
| chromatid | /ˈkroʊmətɪd/ |
| chromatin | /ˈkroʊmətɪn/ |
| chromosomal | /ˌkroʊməˈzoʊməl/ |
| chromosome | /ˈkroʊməzoʊm/ |
| cilia | /ˈsɪliə/ |
| cilium | /ˈsɪliəm/ |
| cisterna | /sɪˈstɜːrnə/ |
| cisternae | /sɪˈstɜːrneɪ/ |
| cistron | /ˈsɪstrɒn/ |
| citric acid | /ˈsɪtrɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
| clathrin | /ˈklæθrɪn/ |
| clusterin | /ˈklʌstərɪn/ |
| codon | /ˈkoʊdɒn/ |
| coenzyme | /koʊˈɛnzaɪm/ |
| cofactor | /ˈkoʊfæktər/ |
| cohesin | /koʊˈhiːzɪn/ |
| colchicine | /ˈkɒltʃɪsiːn, ˈkɒlkɪsiːn/ |
| collagen | /ˈkɒlədʒən/ |
| contig | /ˈkɒntɪɡ/ |
| cosmid | /ˈkɒzmɪd/ |
| cristae | /ˈkrɪstiː, ˈkrɪsteɪ/ |
| cyclase | /ˈsaɪkleɪs/ |
| cyclin | /ˈsaɪklɪn/ |
| cycloheximide | /ˌsaɪkloʊˈhɛksɪmaɪd/ |
| cyclophilin | /ˌsaɪkloʊˈfɪlɪn/ |
| cysteine | /ˈsɪstiːn/ |
| cystine | /ˈsɪstaɪn/ |
| cytidine | /ˈsɪtɪdiːn/ |
| cytochrome | /ˈsaɪtəkroʊm/ |
| cytogenetics | /ˌsaɪtədʒɪˈnɛtɪks/ |
| cytokine | /ˈsaɪtəkaɪn/ |
| cytokinesis | /ˌsaɪtəkɪˈniːsɪs/ |
| cytology | /saɪˈtɒlədʒi/ |
| cytometer | /saɪˈtɒmɪtər/ |
| cytoplasm | /ˈsaɪtəplæzəm/ |
| cytosine | /ˈsaɪtəsiːn/ |
| cytoskeleton | /ˌsaɪtəˈskɛlɪtən/ |
| cytosol | /ˈsaɪtəzɒl/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| de novo | /dɪ ˈnoʊvoʊ/ |
| deacylation | /diˌeɪsɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| degradative | /ˈdɛɡrədeɪtɪv/ |
| dehydrogenase | /ˌdiːhaɪˈdrɒdʒəneɪs/ |
| dendrimer | /ˈdɛndrɪmər/ |
| deoxyribonucleic acid | /diˌɒksiˌraɪboʊnjuːˈkleɪɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
| deoxyribonucleoside | /diˌɒksiˌraɪboʊˈnjuːkliəsaɪd/ |
| deoxyribonucleotide | /diˌɒksiˌraɪboʊˈnjuːkliətaɪd/ |
| deoxyribose | /diˌɒksiˈraɪboʊs/ |
| desmosome | /ˈdɛzməzoʊm/ |
| dimer | /ˈdaɪmər/ |
| diploid | /ˈdɪplɔɪd/ |
| disaccharide | /daɪˈsækəraɪd/ |
| dismutase | /dɪsˈmjuːteɪs/ |
| domain | /doʊˈmeɪn/ |
| duplex | /ˈdjuːplɛks/ |
| duplication | /ˌdjuːplɪˈkeɪʃən/ |
| dyad | /ˈdaɪæd/ |
| dysferlin | /dɪsˈfɜːrlɪn, ˈdɪsfərlɪn/ |
| dystroglycan | /ˌdɪstroʊˈɡlaɪkən/ |
| dystrophin | /ˈdɪstrəfɪn, dɪsˈtroʊfɪn/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| elastin | /ɪˈlæstɪn/ |
| electron | /ɪˈlɛktrɒn/ |
| elongation | /ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən/ |
| endocytosis | /ˌɛndoʊsaɪˈtoʊsɪs/ |
| endonuclease | /ˌɛndoʊˈnjuːklieɪs/ |
| endoplasmic reticulum | /ˌɛndoʊˈplæzmɪk rɪˈtɪkjʊləm/ |
| endosome | /ˈɛndəzoʊm/ |
| enhancer | /ɪnˈhænsər/ |
| enzyme | /ˈɛnzaɪm/ |
| epigenome | /ˌɛpɪˈdʒiːnoʊm/ |
| epitope | /ˈɛpɪtoʊp/ |
| erastin | /ɪˈræstɪn/ |
| eukaryote | /juːˈkærioʊt/ |
| eukaryotic | /juːˌkæriˈɒtɪk/ |
| ex vivo | /ˈɛks ˈviːvoʊ/ |
| exocytosis | /ˌɛksoʊsaɪˈtoʊsɪs/ |
| exome | /ˈɛksoʊm/ |
| exon | /ˈɛksɒn/ |
| exonuclease | /ˌɛksoʊˈnjuːklieɪs/ |
| exosome | /ˈɛksəzoʊm/ |
| extein | /ˈɛkstiːn/ |
| extracellular | /ˌɛkstrəˈsɛljʊlər/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| ferritin | /ˈfɛrɪtɪn/ |
| ferroptosis | /ˌfɛrɒpˈtoʊsɪs/ |
| ferrostatin | /ˌfɛroʊˈstætɪn/ |
| fibronectin | /ˌfaɪbrəˈnɛktɪn/ |
| filamin | /fɪˈlæmɪn/ |
| foldase | /ˈfoʊldeɪs/ |
| fructose | /ˈfruːktoʊs/ |
| fukutin | /ˈfuːkətɪn, ˈfjuːkətɪn/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| gamete | /ˈɡæmiːt/ |
| gametogenesis | /ɡəˌmiːtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ |
| gasdermin | /ɡæsˈdɜːrmɪn/ |
| gene | /dʒiːn/ |
| genetic | /dʒɪˈnɛtɪk/ |
| genetics | /dʒɪˈnɛtɪks/ |
| genome | /ˈdʒiːnoʊm/ |
| genomic | /dʒɪˈnoʊmɪk/ |
| genomics | /dʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/ |
| genotype | /ˈdʒiːnətaɪp/ |
| gluconeogenesis | /ˌɡluːkəˌniːəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ |
| glucose | /ˈɡluːkoʊs/ |
| glutamate | /ˈɡluːtəmeɪt/ |
| glutathione | /ˌɡluːtəˈθaɪoʊn/ |
| glycan | /ˈɡlaɪkæn/ |
| glycogen | /ˈɡlaɪkədʒən/ |
| glycolysis | /ɡlaɪˈkɒlɪsɪs/ |
| glycoside | /ˈɡlaɪkəsaɪd/ |
| glycosidic | /ˌɡlaɪkəˈsɪdɪk/ |
| glycosylation | /ɡlaɪˌkɒsɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| Golgi | /ˈɡoʊldʒi/ |
| granulin | /ˈɡrænjʊlɪn/ |
| guanine | /ˈɡwɑːniːn/ |
| guanosine | /ˈɡwɑːnəsiːn/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| haploid | /ˈhæplɔɪd/ |
| helicase | /ˈhiːlɪkeɪs/ |
| histone | /ˈhɪstoʊn/ |
| huntingtin | /ˈhʌntɪŋtɪn/ |
| hydrogenosomal | /ˌhaɪdrəˌdʒɛnəˈzoʊməl/ |
| hydrogenosome | /ˌhaɪdrəˈdʒɛnəzoʊm/ |
| hypotonicity | /ˌhaɪpətəˈnɪsɪti/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| ideogram | /ˈɪdiəɡræm/ |
| Ikaros | /ˈaɪkəroʊs/ |
| immunohistochemistry | /ˌɪmjʊnoʊˌhɪstoʊˈkɛmɪstri/ |
| in silico | /ɪn ˈsɪlɪkoʊ/ |
| in situ | /ɪn ˈsɪtjuː/ |
| in vitro | /ɪn ˈviːtroʊ/ |
| in vivo | /ɪn ˈviːvoʊ/ |
| indel | /ˈɪndɛl/ |
| inflammasome | /ɪnˈflæməzoʊm/ |
| inosine | /ˈɪnəsiːn/ |
| integrin | /ˈɪntɪɡrɪn/ |
| integron | /ˈɪntɪɡrɒn/ |
| intein | /ˈɪntiːn/ |
| interactome | /ˌɪntəˈræktoʊm/ |
| interleukin | /ˌɪntərˈluːkɪn/ |
| interphase | /ˈɪntərfeɪz/ |
| intracellular | /ˌɪntrəˈsɛljʊlər/ |
| intron | /ˈɪntrɒn/ |
| isoform | /ˈaɪsəfɔːrm/ |
| isomerase | /aɪˈsɒməreɪs/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Jurkat | /ˈjʊərkæt/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| karyogram | /ˈkæriəɡræm/ |
| karyoplasm | /ˈkæriəplæzəm/ |
| karyotype | /ˈkæriətaɪp/ |
| keratinase | /ˈkɛrətɪneɪs/ |
| ketone | /ˈkiːtoʊn/ |
| kexin | /ˈkɛksɪn/ |
| kilobase | /ˈkɪləbeɪs/ |
| kinase | /ˈkaɪneɪs/ |
| kinesin | /kɪˈniːsɪn/ |
| kinetochore | /kɪˈnɛtəkɔːr/ |
| kinome | /ˈkaɪnoʊm/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| laminin | /ˈlæmɪnɪn/ |
| leucine | /ˈljuːsiːn/ |
| ligand | /ˈlaɪɡænd/ |
| ligase | /ˈlaɪɡeɪs/ |
| lipid | /ˈlɪpɪd/ |
| loci | /ˈloʊsaɪ/ |
| locomotion | /ˌloʊkəˈmoʊʃən/ |
| locus | /ˈloʊkəs/ |
| luciferase | /luːˈsɪfəreɪs/ |
| lumen | /ˈljuːmɪn/ |
| lysis | /ˈlaɪsɪs/ |
| lysosome | /ˈlaɪsəzoʊm/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| macromolecule | /ˌmækroʊˈmɒlɪkjuːl/ |
| macrophage | /ˈmækrəfeɪdʒ/ |
| magnetosome | /mæɡˈniːtəzoʊm/ |
| MARylation | /ˌmɑːrɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| matriglycan | /ˌmeɪtrɪˈɡlaɪkæn/ |
| matrix | /ˈmeɪtrɪks/ |
| megabase | /ˈmɛɡəbeɪs/ |
| meiosis | /maɪˈoʊsɪs/ |
| meiotic | /maɪˈɒtɪk/ |
| melanocortin | /mɪˌlænəˈkɔːrtɪn/ |
| membrane | /ˈmɛmbreɪn/ |
| menin | /ˈmɛnɪn/ |
| merosin | /ˈmɛrəsɪn/ |
| metabolic | /ˌmɛtəˈbɒlɪk/ |
| metabolism | /mɪˈtæbəlɪzəm/ |
| metabolite | /mɪˈtæbəlaɪt/ |
| metabolome | /mɪˈtæbəloʊm/ |
| metabolomic | /mɪˌtæbəˈloʊmɪk/ |
| metabolomics | /mɪˌtæbəˈloʊmɪks/ |
| metaphase | /ˈmɛtəfeɪz/ |
| methylation | /ˌmɛθɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| methyltransferase | /ˌmɛθɪlˈtrænsfəreɪs/ |
| microarray | /ˈmaɪkroʊəreɪ/ |
| micronucleus | /ˌmaɪkroʊˈnjuːkliəs/ |
| microsatellite | /ˌmaɪkroʊˈsætəlaɪt/ |
| microscope | /ˈmaɪkrəskoʊp/ |
| microtome | /ˈmaɪkrətoʊm/ |
| microtubule | /ˌmaɪkroʊˈtjuːbjuːl/ |
| mitochondria | /ˌmaɪtəˈkɒndriə/ |
| mitochondrial | /ˌmaɪtəˈkɒndriəl/ |
| mitochondrion | /ˌmaɪtəˈkɒndriən/ |
| mitogen | /ˈmaɪtədʒən/ |
| mitophagy | /maɪˈtɒfədʒi/ |
| mitosis | /maɪˈtoʊsɪs/ |
| mitosome | /ˈmaɪtəzoʊm/ |
| mitotic | /maɪˈtɒtɪk/ |
| molecular | /məˈlɛkjʊlər/ |
| molecule | /ˈmɒlɪkjuːl/ |
| monoclonal | /ˌmɒnəˈkloʊnəl/ |
| monomer | /ˈmɒnəmər/ |
| monomeric | /ˌmɒnəˈmɛrɪk/ |
| monosaccharide | /ˌmɒnəˈsækəraɪd/ |
| motif | /moʊˈtiːf/ |
| multicellular | /ˌmʌltiˈsɛljʊlər/ |
| mutagen | /ˈmjuːtədʒən/ |
| mutagenesis | /ˌmjuːtəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ |
| mutant | /ˈmjuːtənt/ |
| mutation | /mjuːˈteɪʃən/ |
| mutein | /ˈmjuːtiːn/ |
| muton | /ˈmjuːtɒn/ |
| myofibril | /ˌmaɪəˈfaɪbrɪl/ |
| myosin | /ˈmaɪəsɪn/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| nascent | /ˈneɪsənt/ |
| navitoclax | /nəˈvɪtəklæks/ |
| necroptosis | /ˌnɛkrɒpˈtoʊsɪs/ |
| necrosis | /nɪˈkroʊsɪs/ |
| nicastrin | /naɪˈkæstrɪn/ |
| nickase | /ˈnɪkeɪs/ |
| nicotinamide | /ˌnɪkəˈtɪnəmaɪd/ |
| nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide | /ˌnɪkəˈtɪnəmaɪd ˈædɪniːn daɪˈnjuːkliətaɪd/ |
| nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate | /ˌnɪkəˈtɪnəmaɪd ˈædɪniːn daɪˈnjuːkliətaɪd ˈfɒsfeɪt/ |
| nitrogenous | /naɪˈtrɒdʒɪnəs/ |
| nitroplast | /ˈnaɪtrəplæst/ |
| nuclear | /ˈnjuːkliər/ |
| nuclease | /ˈnjuːklieɪs/ |
| nuclei | /ˈnjuːkliaɪ/ |
| nucleic acid | /njuːˈkleɪɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
| nucleobase | /ˈnjuːkliəbeɪs/ |
| nucleoid | /ˈnjuːkliɔɪd/ |
| nucleolar | /ˌnjuːkliˈoʊlər/ |
| nucleolin | /njuːˈkliːəlɪn/ |
| nucleolus | /njuːˈkliːələs, ˌnjuːkliˈoʊləs/ |
| nucleoplasm | /ˈnjuːkliəplæzəm/ |
| nucleoprotein | /ˌnjuːklioʊˈproʊtiːn/ |
| nucleosidase | /ˌnjuːkliəˈsaɪdeɪs/ |
| nucleoside | /ˈnjuːkliəsaɪd/ |
| nucleosome | /ˈnjuːkliəzoʊm/ |
| nucleotide | /ˈnjuːkliətaɪd/ |
| nucleus | /ˈnjuːkliəs/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| octamer | /ˈɒktəmər/ |
| Okazaki | /ˌoʊkəˈzɑːki/ |
| oligo | /ˈɒlɪɡoʊ/ |
| oligomer | /əˈlɪɡəmər/ |
| oligonucleotide | /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈnjuːkliətaɪd/ |
| oligosaccharide | /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈsækəraɪd/ |
| oncogene | /ˈɒŋkədʒiːn/ |
| oncosis | /ɒŋˈkoʊsɪs/ |
| operon | /ˈɒpərɒn/ |
| optineurin | /ˌɒptɪˈnjʊərɪn/ |
| organelle | /ˌɔːrɡəˈnɛl/ |
| osmosis | /ɒzˈmoʊsɪs/ |
| outron | /ˈaʊtrɒn/ |
| oxidation | /ˌɒksɪˈdeɪʃən/ |
| oxidative | /ˈɒksɪdeɪtɪv/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| palindrome | /ˈpælɪndroʊm/ |
| parkin | /ˈpɑːrkɪn/ |
| PARylation | /ˌpɑːrɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| pathway | /ˈpæθweɪ/ |
| pentose | /ˈpɛntoʊs/ |
| peptidase | /ˈpɛptɪdeɪs/ |
| peptide | /ˈpɛptaɪd/ |
| peptidoglycan | /ˌpɛptɪdoʊˈɡlaɪkæn/ |
| permeabilization | /ˌpɜːrmiəbɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/ |
| peroxisome | /pəˈrɒksɪzoʊm/ |
| Petri dish | /ˈpiːtri ˈdɪʃ/ |
| phagocyte | /ˈfæɡəsaɪt/ |
| phagocytic | /ˌfæɡəˈsɪtɪk/ |
| phagocytosis | /ˌfæɡəsaɪˈtoʊsɪs/ |
| phagosome | /ˈfæɡəzoʊm/ |
| phenome | /ˈfiːnoʊm/ |
| phenotype | /ˈfiːnətaɪp/ |
| phosphatase | /ˈfɒsfəteɪs/ |
| phosphodiester bond | /ˌfɒsfoʊdaɪˈɛstər ˈbɒnd/ |
| phospholipid | /ˌfɒsfoʊˈlɪpɪd/ |
| phosphorylation | /ˌfɒsˌfɒrɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| photosynthesis | /ˌfoʊtoʊˈsɪnθɪsɪs/ |
| photosystem | /ˈfoʊtoʊsɪstəm/ |
| phylogenetics | /ˌfaɪlədʒɪˈnɛtɪks/ |
| phylogenomics | /ˌfaɪlədʒɪˈnoʊmɪks/ |
| phylogeny | /faɪˈlɒdʒɪni/ |
| plasmid | /ˈplæzmɪd/ |
| plasmodesma | /ˌplæzməˈdɛzmə/ |
| plasmodesmata | /ˌplæzməˈdɛzmətə/ |
| plastid | /ˈplæstɪd/ |
| pluripotency | /ˌplʊərɪˈpoʊtənsi/ |
| pluripotent | /ˌplʊərɪˈpoʊtənt/ |
| polyadenylate | /ˌpɒliəˈdɛnɪleɪt/ |
| polyadenylation | /ˌpɒliəˌdɛnɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| polyclonal | /ˌpɒliˈkloʊnəl/ |
| polymer | /ˈpɒlɪmər/ |
| polymerase | /pəˈlɪməreɪs/ |
| polymerization | /pəˌlɪmərɪˈzeɪʃən/ |
| polypeptide | /ˌpɒliˈpɛptaɪd/ |
| polysaccharide | /ˌpɒliˈsækəraɪd/ |
| presenilin | /ˌpriːsɪˈnɪlɪn/ |
| primase | /ˈpraɪmeɪs/ |
| primer | /ˈpraɪmər/ |
| progranulin | /proʊˈɡrænjʊlɪn/ |
| promoter | /prəˈmoʊtər/ |
| prophase | /ˈproʊfeɪz/ |
| protease | /ˈproʊtieɪs/ |
| proteasome | /ˈproʊtiəzoʊm/ |
| protein | /ˈproʊtiːn/ |
| proteinogenic | /ˌproʊˌtiːnəˈdʒɛnɪk/ |
| proteoglycan | /ˌproʊtioʊˈɡlaɪkæn/ |
| proteolysis | /ˌproʊtiˈɒlɪsɪs/ |
| proteolytic | /ˌproʊtiəˈlɪtɪk/ |
| proteome | /ˈproʊtioʊm/ |
| proteomic | /ˌproʊtiˈoʊmɪk/ |
| proteomics | /ˌproʊtiˈoʊmɪks/ |
| protoplasm | /ˈproʊtəplæzəm/ |
| protoplast | /ˈproʊtəplæst/ |
| pseudogene | /ˈsjuːdədʒiːn/ |
| purine | /ˈpjʊəriːn/ |
| pyknosis | /pɪkˈnoʊsɪs/ |
| pyrimidine | /pɪˈrɪmɪdiːn/ |
| pyroptosis | /ˌpaɪrɒpˈtoʊsɪs/ |
| pyruvate | /ˈpaɪrʊveɪt/ |
| pyruvic acid | /paɪˈruːvɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| quiescence | /kwaɪˈɛsəns/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| rapalog | /ˈræpəlɒɡ/ |
| rapamycin | /ˌræpəˈmaɪsɪn/ |
| Ras | /ˈræs/ |
| recombinant | /rɪˈkɒmbɪnənt/ |
| recombinase | /rɪˈkɒmbɪneɪs/ |
| reductase | /rɪˈdʌkteɪs/ |
| regulon | /ˈrɛɡjʊlɒn/ |
| replicon | /ˈrɛplɪkɒn/ |
| replisome | /ˈrɛplɪzoʊm/ |
| residue | /ˈrɛzɪdjuː/ |
| resistosome | /rɪˈzɪstəzoʊm/ |
| respiration | /ˌrɛspɪˈreɪʃən/ |
| respiratory | /ˈrɛspɪrətɔːri/ |
| retinoblastoma | /ˌrɛtɪnoʊblæˈstoʊmə/ |
| Rheb | /ˈrɛb/ |
| ribonuclease | /ˌraɪboʊˈnjuːklieɪs/ |
| ribonucleic acid | /ˌraɪboʊnjuːˈkleɪɪk ˈæsɪd/ |
| ribonucleoprotein | /ˌraɪboʊˌnjuːklioʊˈproʊtiːn/ |
| ribonucleotide | /ˌraɪboʊˈnjuːkliətaɪd/ |
| ribose | /ˈraɪboʊs/ |
| ribosomal | /ˌraɪbəˈzoʊməl/ |
| ribosome | /ˈraɪbəzoʊm/ |
| riboswitch | /ˈraɪboʊswɪtʃ/ |
| ribosylation | /raɪˌbɒsɪˈleɪʃən/ |
| ribozyme | /ˈraɪbəzaɪm/ |
| RNA | /ˌɑːrəˈneɪ/ |
| RNA-Seq | /ˌɑːrəˈneɪ ˈsiːk/ |
| RNase | /ˌɑːrəˈneɪs/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| sacculi | /ˈsækjʊlaɪ/ |
| sacculus | /ˈsækjʊləs/ |
| sarcoglycan | /ˌsɑːrkəˈɡlaɪkæn/ |
| sarcolemma | /ˌsɑːrkəˈlɛmə/ |
| sarcomere | /ˈsɑːrkəmɪər/ |
| sarcoplasm | /ˈsɑːrkəplæzəm/ |
| sarcoplasmic | /ˌsɑːrkəˈplæzmɪk/ |
| scaffoldin | /ˈskæfəldɪn/ |
| secretase | /ˈsiːkrɪteɪs/ |
| secretome | /ˈsiːkrɪtoʊm/ |
| senescence | /sɪˈnɛsəns/ |
| sequencing | /ˈsiːkwənsɪŋ/ |
| sirtuin | /sɜːrˈtuːɪn/ |
| somatostatin | /səˌmætəˈstætɪn/ |
| sortilin | /ˈsɔːrtɪlɪn/ |
| spliceosome | /ˈsplaɪsəzoʊm/ |
| staurosporine | /ˌstɔːrəˈspɔːriːn/ |
| streptavidin | /strɛpˈtævɪdɪn/ |
| synapsin | /sɪˈnæpsɪn/ |
| synaptobrevin | /sɪˌnæptəˈbrɛvɪn/ |
| synaptogyrin | /sɪˌnæptoʊˈdʒaɪrɪn/ |
| synaptojanin | /sɪˌnæptəˈdʒænɪn/ |
| synaptotagmin | /sɪˌnæptoʊˈtæɡmɪn/ |
| syntaxin | /sɪnˈtæksɪn/ |
| synuclein | /sɪˈnjuːkliɪn/ |
| synucleinopathy | /sɪˌnjuːkliɪˈnɒpəθi/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| tankyrase | /ˈtæŋkəreɪs/ |
| tauopathy | /taʊˈɒpəθi/ |
| telomerase | /tɪˈlɒməreɪs/ |
| telomere | /ˈtiːləmɪər/ |
| telophase | /ˈtiːləfeɪz/ |
| thylakoid | /ˈθaɪləkɔɪd/ |
| thymidine | /ˈθaɪmɪdiːn/ |
| thymine | /ˈθaɪmiːn/ |
| titin | /ˈtaɪtɪn/ |
| topoisomerase | /ˌtoʊpoʊaɪˈsɒməreɪs/ |
| transcriptome | /trænˈskrɪptoʊm/ |
| transcriptomic | /ˌtrænskrɪpˈtoʊmɪk/ |
| transcriptomics | /ˌtrænskrɪpˈtoʊmɪks/ |
| transferase | /ˈtrænsfəreɪs/ |
| transgene | /ˈtrænzdʒiːn/ |
| transgenic | /trænzˈdʒɛnɪk/ |
| translatome | /trænzˈleɪtoʊm/ |
| transposase | /trænsˈpoʊzeɪs/ |
| triglyceride | /traɪˈɡlɪsəraɪd/ |
| tropomyosin | /ˌtroʊpəˈmaɪəsɪn/ |
| troponin | /trəˈpoʊnɪn/ |
| tuberin | /ˈtjuːbərɪn/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| ubiquitin | /juːˈbɪkwɪtɪn/ |
| ubiquitination | /juːˌbɪkwɪtɪˈneɪʃən/ |
| uracil | /ˈjʊərəsɪl/ |
| uridine | /ˈjʊərɪdiːn/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| vacuole | /ˈvækjuoʊl/ |
| valine | /ˈveɪliːn/ |
| VEGF | /ˈvɛdʒ ˈɛf/ |
| vesicle | /ˈvɛsɪkəl, ˈviːzɪkəl/ |
| vesicular | /vɪˈsɪkjʊlər/ |
| Term | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| zygote | /ˈzaɪɡoʊt/ |
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