Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

autohydrolysis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-to-hy-drol-y-sis
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

hydrolysis of a peptide or enzyme catalyzed by itself

Uncountable

Example Sentences

  • "FlhB undergoes asparagine-mediated autohydrolysis at N269-P270 [12 ,13 ]."

Etymology

From auto- + hydrolysis.

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Questions

What does autohydrolysis mean?
hydrolysis using water alone (often at high temperatures)
Where does autohydrolysis come from?
From auto- + hydrolysis.

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