Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galactanase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: galac-tanase
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galactan

Etymology

From galactan + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: galactan

Inflected Forms

galactanases (plural)

Derived Forms

endogalactanase

Questions

What does galactanase mean?: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a galactan
Where does galactanase come from?: From galactan + -ase.

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