Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galactosylceramidase

/ɡəˌlæktəsɪlsəˈɹæmaɪdeɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ga-lac-to-syl-ce-ram-i-dase
IPA: /ɡəˌlæktəsɪlsəˈɹæmaɪdeɪs/

31

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

8

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that removes galactose from ceramide derivatives (galactocerebrosides).

Etymology

From galactosyl + ceramide + -ase.

Inflected Forms

galactosylceramidases (plural)

Synonyms

galactocerebrosidase

Questions

How do you pronounce galactosylceramidase?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˌlæktəsɪlsəˈɹæmaɪdeɪs/.
What does galactosylceramidase mean?: An enzyme that removes galactose from ceramide derivatives (galactocerebrosides).
Where does galactosylceramidase come from?: From galactosyl + ceramide + -ase.

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