Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalloprotease

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: met-al-lo-pro-tease
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

metalloproteinase

Example Sentences

"A recent study focused on the enzymatic and cytotoxic functions of jellyfish metalloproteases and identified diverse proteolytic effects including gelatinolytic, caseinolytic, and fibrinolytic activities."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English protease English metalloprotease From metallo- + protease.

Inflected Forms

metalloproteases (plural)

Questions

What does metalloprotease mean?: metalloproteinase
Where does metalloprotease come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English protease English metalloprotease From metallo- + protease.

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