Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deiodinase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deio-d-i-nase
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

iodide peroxidase, an enzyme that is involved in the activation or deactivation of thyroid hormones

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From de- + iodinase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de

Usage

Inflected Forms

deiodinases (plural)

Derived Forms

monodeiodinase

Questions

What does deiodinase mean?: iodide peroxidase, an enzyme that is involved in the activation or deactivation of thyroid hormones
Where does deiodinase come from?: From de- + iodinase.

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