Exon

Meaning of Exon

noun

a segment of a DNA or RNA molecule containing information coding for a protein or peptide sequence.

1970s: from expressed (see express1) + -on.

noun

each of the four officers acting as commanders of the Yeomen of the Guard.

mid 18th century: representing the pronunciation of French exempt ‘free from’, from Latin exempt- ‘taken out’, from the verb eximere, so named because these officers were exempt from normal duties.

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Hyphenation of Exon

Exon

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • Exon is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

Anagrams of Exon

Nexo, noex, onex, oxen, Xeno

Words that rhyme with Exon

exon, Dexon, oradexon, hexon, Plexon, connexon, Fluorexon, myorexon, Texon

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