Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemoglobinase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemoglobi-nase
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of hemoglobin

Example Sentences

"H11 and H-gal-GP are believed to be components of the hemoglobinase complex in the H. contortus adult gut responsible for digestion of the ingested host hemoglobin and are regarded as hidden antigens not exposed to the host immune system [ 9, 16, 17 ]."

Etymology

From hemoglobin + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hemoglobin

Inflected Forms

hemoglobinases (plural)

Questions

What does hemoglobinase mean?: Any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of hemoglobin
Where does hemoglobinase come from?: From hemoglobin + -ase.

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