Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oligonucleotidase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oligonu-cleoti-dase
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligonucleotide, but especially an exoribonuclease derived from Flammulina velutipes.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From oligonucleotide + -ase.

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What does oligonucleotidase mean?
Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an oligonucleotide, but especially an exoribonuclease derived from Flammulina velutipes.
Where does oligonucleotidase come from?
From oligonucleotide + -ase.

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