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reductase

/ɹɪˈdʌk.teɪz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.71 in modern English

Syllables
re-duct-ase
IPA
/ɹɪˈdʌk.teɪz/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From reduct(ion) + -ase.

Inflected Forms

reductases (plural)

Derived Forms

azoreductase ferrireductase ketoreductase metalloreductase nitroreductase oxidoreductase reductasic thioreductase

Phrases

dinitrogenase reductase dinitrogen reductase methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase nitrite reductase PETN reductase sepiapterin reductase

Questions

How do you pronounce reductase?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈdʌk.teɪz/.
What does reductase mean?
An enzyme that chemically reduces its substrate.
Where does reductase come from?
From reduct(ion) + -ase.

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