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chitinolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
chiti-nol-y-sis
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin into chitobiose

Uncountable

Etymology

From chitin + -o- + -lysis.

Usage

Derived Forms

endochitinolysis

Questions

What does chitinolysis mean?
The enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin into chitobiose
Where does chitinolysis come from?
From chitin + -o- + -lysis.

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