Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

monophenolase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: monophe-no-lase
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of simple phenols

Example Sentences

"Then the inhibitory effects of the three compounds on monophenolase activity of tyrosinase were also determined."

Etymology

From mono- + phenolase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: mono

Inflected Forms

monophenolases (plural)

Questions

What does monophenolase mean?: Any enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of simple phenols
Where does monophenolase come from?: From mono- + phenolase.

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