Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deiodase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deio-dase
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that catalyses the removal of iodine from iodothyronine; its deficiency causes goitre

Etymology

From de- + iodo- + -ase.

Inflected Forms

deiodases (plural)

Synonyms

deiodinase

Questions

What does deiodase mean?: An enzyme that catalyses the removal of iodine from iodothyronine; its deficiency causes goitre
Where does deiodase come from?: From de- + iodo- + -ase.

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