Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epoxygenase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epoxy-ge-nase
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that produces hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) from arachidonic acid, causing effects such as cell proliferation and decrease in cyclooxygenase activity.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

epoxygenases (plural)

Questions

What does epoxygenase mean?: An enzyme that produces hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acids (HETEs) and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs) from arachidonic acid, causing effects such as cell proliferation and decrease in cyclooxygenase activity.

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