Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adenosine deaminase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: adenosine deam-i-nase
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

18

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia

Example Sentences

"ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"
"the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study"

Synonyms

ADA

Questions

What does adenosine deaminase mean?: an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia

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