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anhydrase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.75 in modern English

Syllables
an-hy-drase
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a material.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English hydrase English anhydrase From an- + hydrase.

Inflected Forms

anhydrases (plural)

Phrases

carbonic anhydrase

Questions

What does anhydrase mean?
An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a material.
Where does anhydrase come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ᾰ̓- (ă-) Ancient Greek ἀν- (an-)der. English an- English hydrase English anhydrase From an- + hydrase.

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