Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glucanolytic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glu-canolyt-ic
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That breaks down a glucan.

Example Sentences

"It is evident that chitinolytic and glucanolytic enzymes play a major role in antifungal activity."

Etymology

From glucan + -o- + -lytic.

Frequently Paired Words

glucanase

Questions

What does glucanolytic mean?: That breaks down a glucan.
Where does glucanolytic come from?: From glucan + -o- + -lytic.

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