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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
petase
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From PET (“polyethylene terephthalate”) + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

PETases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cutinase MHETase

Questions

What does petase mean?
Any of a family of enzymes that break down polyethylene terephthalate (“PET”) through hydrolysis into mono-(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate.
Where does petase come from?
From PET (“polyethylene terephthalate”) + -ase.

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