Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dephosphatase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: de-phos-phatase
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of phosphatase.

Example Sentences

"Indeed, PKC CK2α has been shown to selectively phosphorylate DUSP6 and increase its dephosphatase activity [49 ]."

Etymology

From de- + phosphate + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de
Suffix: phosphate

Inflected Forms

dephosphatases (plural)

Synonyms

phosphatase

Questions

What does dephosphatase mean?: Synonym of phosphatase.
Where does dephosphatase come from?: From de- + phosphate + -ase.

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