Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

relaxase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-lax-ase
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A single-stranded DNA transesterase produced by some prokaryotes and viruses.

Etymology

From relax + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: relax

Inflected Forms

relaxases (plural)

Questions

What does relaxase mean?: A single-stranded DNA transesterase produced by some prokaryotes and viruses.
Where does relaxase come from?: From relax + -ase.

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