cytochrome
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/ˈsaɪtəkɹəʊm/
Definition of cytochrome
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part of cell respiration.
“The drug-metabolizing enzymes in the liver, called cytochrome-p450s, comprise a large family of some fifty or more related enzymes, which have evolved in a remarkable way […].”
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Etymology
From cyto- + -chrome.
Words you can make from cytochrome
200+ playable · top: HOMOCERCY (21 pts)
Best play homocercy 21 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
21 words5-letter words
44 words- CHYME 15 pts
- YECCH 15 pts
- HOMEY 13 pts
- MOTHY 13 pts
- OCHRY 13 pts
- RHYME 13 pts
- TECHY 13 pts
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- CHEMO 12 pts
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- MERCH 12 pts
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- CHERT 10 pts
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- ROOTY 8 pts
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- COOER 7 pts
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4-letter words
65 words- HOMY 12 pts
- MYTH 12 pts
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- CHEM 11 pts
- CHOC 11 pts
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- HYTE 10 pts
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3-letter words
58 words- MYC 10 pts
- HEY 9 pts
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- THY 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- COY 8 pts
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- HEM 8 pts
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- ROT 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
2-letter words
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