decarboxylase

1. 1.

   any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group

   Broaderenzyme

Other forms of decarboxylase

plural

decarboxylases·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about decarboxylase

What does decarboxylase mean?

decarboxylase means "any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group".

How many syllables are in decarboxylase?

decarboxylase has 5 syllables and divides as de-car-box-y-lase under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.