Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dinitrogenase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dini-tro-ge-nase
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.

Etymology

From di- + nitrogen + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: di
Suffix: nitrogen

Inflected Forms

dinitrogenases (plural)

Phrases

dinitrogenase reductase

Frequently Paired Words

dinitrogenase reductase

Questions

What does dinitrogenase mean?: Either of two enzymes which, together with ATP, catalyze the reduction of molecular nitrogen into ammonia.
Where does dinitrogenase come from?: From di- + nitrogen + -ase.

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