Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sheddase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shed-dase
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of membrane-bound enzymes that cleave extracellular portions of transmembrane proteins, releasing the soluble ectodomains from the cell surface.

Example Sentences

"Many sheddases are members of the ADAM or aspartic protease (BACE) protein families."

Etymology

From shed + -ase?

Word Breakdown

Suffix: shed

Inflected Forms

sheddases (plural)

Questions

What does sheddase mean?: Any of a group of membrane-bound enzymes that cleave extracellular portions of transmembrane proteins, releasing the soluble ectodomains from the cell surface.
Where does sheddase come from?: From shed + -ase?

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