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echidnase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
echid-nase
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme, found in the venom of some vipers, that acts as a fibrinogen-clotting agent (a thrombin-like enzyme).

Uncountable

Etymology

From Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”) + -ase.

Usage

Questions

What does echidnase mean?
An enzyme, found in the venom of some vipers, that acts as a fibrinogen-clotting agent (a thrombin-like enzyme).
Where does echidnase come from?
From Greek ἔχιδνα (ékhidna, “snake, viper”) + -ase.

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