Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metalloproteinase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
met-al-lo-pro-teinase
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several proteinases that have a metal atom (often zinc) at their active centre

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English protein 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 proteinase English metalloproteinase From metallo- + proteinase.

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What does metalloproteinase mean?
Any of several proteinases that have a metal atom (often zinc) at their active centre
Where does metalloproteinase come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der. English metallo- English protein 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 proteinase English metalloproteinase From metallo- + proteinase.

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