Synonyms & related words for sulfatase

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of sulfatase. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to sulfatase

Explore words related to sulfatase — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include sulphatase, exopeptidase, hexosaminidase, lyase, hydroxylase, glucuronidase, enzyme, synthetase. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does sulfatase come from?

The word sulfatase breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and Greek origin: sulf, from Latin sulfur (“sulfur, brimstone”); -at, from Latin atus (“salt or ester of an acid”); and -ase, from Greek ase (“enzyme”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.