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bisphosphatase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bis-pho-s-phatase
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that converts a bisphosphate to a monophosphate compound by dephosphorylation

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English bisphosphate Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English bisphosphatase From bisphosphate + -ase.

Inflected Forms

bisphosphatases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

phosphatase kinase

Questions

What does bisphosphatase mean?
An enzyme that converts a bisphosphate to a monophosphate compound by dephosphorylation
Where does bisphosphatase come from?
Etymology tree English bisphosphate Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English bisphosphatase From bisphosphate + -ase.

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