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dehydratase

/diːˈhaɪdɹəteɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
de-hy-dratase
IPA
/diːˈhaɪdɹəteɪz/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the elements of water from a compound, often leaving a double bond.

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˈhaɪdɹəteɪz/

Inflected Forms

dehydratases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cyclodehydratase dehydrate dehydration dihydratase

Synonyms

dehydrase

Questions

How do you pronounce dehydratase?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈhaɪdɹəteɪz/.
What does dehydratase mean?
Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the elements of water from a compound, often leaving a double bond.
Where does dehydratase come from?
Etymology tree English dehydrate Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English dehydratase From dehydrate + -ase.

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