Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxidoreductase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: ox-i-dore-duc-tase
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction.

Example Sentences

"It remains to be seen whether oxidoreductase deficiency is a significant cause of non-syndromic ambiguous genitalia in newborn females and undermasculinized males of unknown diagnosis as assessed by urinary steroid analyses."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English reductase English oxidoreductase From its morphology, oxido- + reductase.

Inflected Forms

oxidoreductases (plural)

Questions

What does oxidoreductase mean?: Any enzyme that catalyzes an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction.
Where does oxidoreductase come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús) Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) French oxygène Latin acidusbor. French acide blend French oxidebor. English oxide English reductase English oxidoreductase From its morphology, oxido- + reductase.

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