Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

imipenemase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: imipen-e-mase
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of imipenem

Example Sentences

"In addition to KPC, several other carbapenemases have been identified in the United States: New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM), oxacillinase (OXA), Verona integron–encoded metallo-β-lactamase (VIM), and imipenemase (IMP) ( 5, 6 )."

Etymology

From imipenem + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: imipenem

Inflected Forms

imipenemases (plural)

Questions

What does imipenemase mean?: Any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of imipenem
Where does imipenemase come from?: From imipenem + -ase.

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