Word: diphosphohydrolases
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dip
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pho
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dro
la
ses
Definition: Plural of diphosphohydrolase. Any phosphohydrolase that catalyses the removal of two phosphate groups (typically from a triphosphate)
Morphemes:
Affix: di-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, twice or double.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: di-
Language: la
Decoded: di-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Two, double; di-.
Affix: phospho-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: phosphorus
Affix: hydro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: a hydrous compound
Affix: -lysis
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: dissolving
Affix: -ase
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the names of enzymes.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.