PROTEASE — 8 letter word
protease
The word protease has 8 letters: P, R, O, T, E, A, S, E. It contains 4 vowels and 4 consonants. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Protease has 2 anagrams: petrosae, operates. As a noun, it means "any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis".
8 letter word "protease": P R O T E A S E — noun
Scrabble score: 10 Words With Friends: 11
Letter Analysis of protease
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1 | Consonant | 3 |
| R | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| O | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| E | 2 | Vowel | 1 |
| A | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
4 vowels, 4 consonants, 7 unique letters
Definition of protease
noun
- any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis Synonyms: peptidase, proteinase