Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalloenzyme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: met-al-loen-zyme
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English enzyme English metalloenzyme From metallo- + enzyme.

Inflected Forms

metalloenzymes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

metalloenzymic

Questions

What does metalloenzyme mean?: Any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity
Where does metalloenzyme come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English enzyme English metalloenzyme From metallo- + enzyme.

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