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mhetase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mhetase
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme which breaks down mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol by hydrolysis.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From MHET (“mono-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate”) + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

MHETases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

PETase

Questions

What does mhetase mean?
An enzyme which breaks down mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol by hydrolysis.
Where does mhetase come from?
From MHET (“mono-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate”) + -ase.

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