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secretase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
sec-re-tase
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane.

Etymology

Etymology tree English secrete Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English secretase From secrete + -ase.

Inflected Forms

secretases (plural)

Questions

What does secretase mean?
An enzyme that "snips" pieces off a longer protein that is embedded in the cell membrane.
Where does secretase come from?
Etymology tree English secrete Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English secretase From secrete + -ase.

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