glucohydrolase
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of several enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of sugars containing a glucose residue
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)der. New Latinder. English gluco- English hydrolysis Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English hydrolase English glucohydrolase From gluco- + hydrolase.