dehydratase
/diːˈhaɪdɹəteɪz/noun
dehydratase is spelled D-E-H-Y-D-R-A-T-A-S-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dehydratase means “Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the elements of water from a compound, often leaving a double bond” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dehydratase is dehydratases.
How many letters and syllables are in dehydratase?
| Letters | 11: D-E-H-Y-D-R-A-T-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 dehydratase?
Dehydratase appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 dehydratase?
- UK /diːˈhaɪdɹəteɪz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of dehydratase
- dehydratases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dehydratase mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the elements of water from a compound, often leaving a double bond.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dehydratase come from?
From dehydrate + -ase.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).