Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phenoloxidase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phe-nolox-i-dase
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes

Example Sentences

"In one widely accepted model, the oxidation of catechols (o-diphenols) to o-quinones by cuticular phenoloxidase takes place and then these quinones diffuse into the cuticle […]"

Etymology

From phenol + oxidase.

Inflected Forms

phenoloxidases (plural) phenol oxidase (alternative)

Derived Forms

antiphenoloxidase prophenoloxidase

Questions

What does phenoloxidase mean?: An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes
Where does phenoloxidase come from?: From phenol + oxidase.

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