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nylonase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ny-lonase
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of enzyme capable of digesting nylon molecules.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English nylon Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English nylonase From nylon + -ase.

Usage

Questions

What does nylonase mean?
A type of enzyme capable of digesting nylon molecules.
Where does nylonase come from?
Etymology tree English nylon Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English nylonase From nylon + -ase.

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