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kinase

/ˈkaɪneɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables
ki-nase
IPA
/ˈkaɪneɪz/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō) Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English kinase From Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.

Inflected Forms

kinases (plural)

Derived Forms

acetokinase angiokinase aspartokinase carboxykinase cholecystokinase creatinkinase dikinase ectokinase exokinase fructokinase galactokinase glucokinase

Phrases

Bruton's tyrosine kinase creatine kinase Janus kinase phosphoglycerate kinase Polo kinase protein kinase

Frequently Paired Words

phosphatase phosphorylation

Synonyms

phosphokinase

Questions

How do you pronounce kinase?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaɪneɪz/.
What does kinase mean?
Any of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylation.
Where does kinase come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keyh₂-der. Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō) Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English kinase From Ancient Greek κινέω (kinéō, “to move”) + -ase, a suffix forming enzyme names.

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