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isomerase

/aɪˈsɑməˌɹeɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
iso-merase
IPA
/aɪˈsɑməˌɹeɪs/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of one isomeric form of a chemical compound to another.

Etymology

Etymology tree English isomer Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English isomerase From isomer + -ase.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /aɪˈsɑməˌɹeɪs/
  • British English: /aɪˈsɒməˌɹeɪz/

Inflected Forms

isomerases (plural)

Derived Forms

cycloisomerase phosphoglucoisomerase phosphoglucoseisomerase phosphoisomerase phosphoriboisomerase photoisomerase topoisomerase triosephosphateisomerase

Phrases

glucose-6-phosphate isomerase peptidylprolyl isomerase phosphoglucose isomerase

Questions

How do you pronounce isomerase?
The recorded pronunciation is /aɪˈsɑməˌɹeɪs/.
What does isomerase mean?
Any enzyme which catalyzes the conversion of one isomeric form of a chemical compound to another.
Where does isomerase come from?
Etymology tree English isomer Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English isomerase From isomer + -ase.

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