Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chondroitinase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chon-droiti-nase
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.

Example Sentences

"Animals that were given the treatment produced an enzyme called chondroitinase which breaks down scar tissue and allows the broken nerves to reconnect with each other."

Etymology

From chondroitin + -ase. By surface analysis, chondro- + -ite + -in + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chondroitin

Inflected Forms

chondroitinases (plural)

Questions

What does chondroitinase mean?: Any of a class of enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans.
Where does chondroitinase come from?: From chondroitin + -ase. By surface analysis, chondro- + -ite + -in + -ase.

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