Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalloelastase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: met-al-loe-las-tase
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of soluble and insoluble elastin.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From metallo- + elastase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: metallo

Usage

Inflected Forms

metalloelastases (plural)

Questions

What does metalloelastase mean?: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of soluble and insoluble elastin.
Where does metalloelastase come from?: From metallo- + elastase.

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