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catalase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables
cata-lase
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From catalysis + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

catalases (plural)

Derived Forms

acatalasaemia pseudocatalase

Questions

What does catalase mean?
An enzyme found in the liver that catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.
Where does catalase come from?
From catalysis + -ase.

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