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Enkephalin is an English word with synonyms like endorphin. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Enkephalin in a sentence

Enkephalin meaning

Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects

Synonyms of Enkephalin

endorphin

Related words

Other words often associated with Enkephalin or its synonyms:

neurochemical peptide

Using Enkephalin

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects
  • Useful related words include: endorphin.

Context around Enkephalin

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

degrading 1× based 1×

Sentence patterns with Enkephalin

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

however enkephalin based approaches 1× selank on enkephalin degrading enzymes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however enkephalin based 1× the inhibitory effect 1×

Common sentence endings:

blood brain barrier 1× its anxiolytic activity 1×

Words around Enkephalin

Just before it in the word index:

enkare 2 enkalon 2 enka 2 enk 2 enjoys 1.351 enjoyment 407

Just after it in the word index:

enkhuizen 2 enki 37 enkil 4 enkindle 4 enkindled 2 enkomi 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Enkephalin

  • In this selection, "enkephalin" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, degrading and based stand out and add context to how "enkephalin" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include however enkephalin based approaches and selank on enkephalin degrading enzymes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "enkephalin" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with enkephalin

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The inhibitory effect of Selank on enkephalin-degrading enzymes as a possible mechanism of its anxiolytic activity. (17 words)

However, enkephalin-based approaches have not been adopted in the clinic because of the inability of these peptides to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

However, enkephalin-based approaches have not been adopted in the clinic because of the inability of these peptides to penetrate the blood-brain barrier. (24 words)

The inhibitory effect of Selank on enkephalin-degrading enzymes as a possible mechanism of its anxiolytic activity. (17 words)

Example sentences (2)

The inhibitory effect of Selank on enkephalin-degrading enzymes as a possible mechanism of its anxiolytic activity.

However, enkephalin-based approaches have not been adopted in the clinic because of the inability of these peptides to penetrate the blood-brain barrier.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "enkephalin" in a sentence?
An example: "The inhibitory effect of Selank on enkephalin-degrading enzymes as a possible mechanism of its anxiolytic activity." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "enkephalin" from authentic English texts.
What does "enkephalin" mean?
Enkephalin means: Any of a group of pentapeptide endorphins that have opiate-like effects
What are synonyms of "enkephalin"?
Common synonyms of "enkephalin" include: endorphin.
How many example sentences with "enkephalin" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "enkephalin", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.