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hydrase

hy·drase
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-dreys, -dreyz]
    • /ˈhaɪ dreɪs, -dreɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahy-dreys, -dreyz]
    • /ˈhaɪ dreɪs, -dreɪz/

Definitions of hydrase word

  • noun hydrase any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the addition of a water molecule into a compound without causing hydrolysis. 1
  • noun hydrase an enzyme that speeds up the removal or addition of water from a substance in a chemical reaction 0
  • noun hydrase (chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the addition of water. 0

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Origin of hydrase

First appearance:

before 1940
One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; hydr-1 + -ase

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Parts of speech for Hydrase

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hydrase popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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