Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polygalacturonase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: poly-galac-tur-onase
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polymeric galacturonic acids and similar carbohydrates.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English galacturonase English polygalacturonase From poly- + galacturonase.

Inflected Forms

polygalacturonases (plural)

Derived Forms

endopolygalacturonase exopolygalacturonase

Frequently Paired Words

rhamnogalacturonase xylogalacturonase

Synonyms

pectinase

Questions

What does polygalacturonase mean?: Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polymeric galacturonic acids and similar carbohydrates.
Where does polygalacturonase come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English galacturonase English polygalacturonase From poly- + galacturonase.

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