Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferroxidase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fer-rox-i-dase
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of iron ions

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- English oxidase English ferroxidase From ferro- + oxidase.

Inflected Forms

ferroxidases (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ceruloplasmin

Questions

What does ferroxidase mean?: Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of iron ions
Where does ferroxidase come from?: Etymology tree substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum English ferro- English oxidase English ferroxidase From ferro- + oxidase.

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