Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

renalase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-nalase
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme, released by the kidney, that breaks down adrenaline and related compounds

Etymology

From renal + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: renal

Inflected Forms

renalases (plural)

Derived Forms

prorenalase

Questions

What does renalase mean?: An enzyme, released by the kidney, that breaks down adrenaline and related compounds
Where does renalase come from?: From renal + -ase.

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