deaminase
/diːˈæmɪneɪz/noun
deaminase is spelled D-E-A-M-I-N-A-S-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deaminase means “An enzyme that catalyses deamination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deaminase is deaminases.
How many letters and syllables are in deaminase?
| Letters | 9: D-E-A-M-I-N-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deaminase?
Deaminase appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deaminase?
- UK /diːˈæmɪneɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deaminase
- deaminases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deaminase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An enzyme that catalyses deamination
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deaminase in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déaminase |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does deaminase come from?
From de- + amino + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).