Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iduronidase

/ˌaɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɑn.əˌdeɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: iduronidase
IPA: /ˌaɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɑn.əˌdeɪs/

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme involved in the degeneration of glycosaminoglycans, and found in the lysosomes of cells.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From iduronic acid + -ase (“enzyme”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌaɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɑn.əˌdeɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

iduronidases (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce iduronidase?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌaɪ.d͡ʒəˈɹɑn.əˌdeɪs/.
What does iduronidase mean?: An enzyme involved in the degeneration of glycosaminoglycans, and found in the lysosomes of cells.
Where does iduronidase come from?: From iduronic acid + -ase (“enzyme”).

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