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glucokinase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
glu-cok-i-nase
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From gluco- + kinase.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

glucokinases (plural)

Questions

What does glucokinase mean?
A hexokinase isozyme that facilitates phosphorylation of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, occurring in cells in the liver, pancreas, gut, and brain of humans and most other vertebrates.
Where does glucokinase come from?
From gluco- + kinase.

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