transaminase
/tɹænzˈæmɪneɪz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze transamination.
Etymology
Etymology tree English transamination Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English transaminase From transamination + -ase.