Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalloreductase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: met-al-lore-duc-tase
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any reductase that is a metalloenzyme

Example Sentences

"For plants, no corresponding metalloreductase has so far been found [58 ] indicating that the main storage form of iron in the vacuole appears to be complexed Fe(II)."

Etymology

From metallo- + reductase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: metallo

Inflected Forms

metalloreductases (plural)

Questions

What does metalloreductase mean?: Any reductase that is a metalloenzyme
Where does metalloreductase come from?: From metallo- + reductase.

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