iodinase etymology

English word iodinase comes from English iodine, English -ase (Used to form the names of enzymes.)

Detailed word origin of iodinase

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
iodine English (eng) (countable, uncountable, obsolete) An iodide.. A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.. An antiseptic incorporating the element. (transitive) to treat with iodine.
-ase English (eng) Used to form the names of enzymes.
iodinase English (eng) (enzyme).

Words with the same origin as iodinase

Descendants of iodine
caesium iodide curium iodide diiodide hydrogen iodide iodhydrin iodian iodide iodiferous iodinate iodiodide iodozone iodyrite iron iodide kalium iodide lithium iodide potassium iodide scandium iodide triiodide
Descendants of -ase
agarase aldoketomutase allantoinase amidohydrolase aminomutase aspartase cellulase chitosanase chloroperoxidase dihydrolase dinitrogenase elongase flippase galactanase ginsenosidase hexosaminidase homocysteinase keratanase myrosinase permease protease pseudoprotease tannase telomerase uricase