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myrosinase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables
my-rosi-nase
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several defense-related enzymes, in plants such as mustard, that hydrolyze glycosides, thus releasing potentially toxic substances.

Etymology

From μύρον (múron, “myrrh”) + σίναπι (sínapi, “mustard”) (according to German Wikipedia).

Inflected Forms

myrosinases (plural)

Questions

What does myrosinase mean?
Any of several defense-related enzymes, in plants such as mustard, that hydrolyze glycosides, thus releasing potentially toxic substances.
Where does myrosinase come from?
From μύρον (múron, “myrrh”) + σίναπι (sínapi, “mustard”) (according to German Wikipedia).

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