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OXYGENASE
Definition of OXYGENASE
noun
An enzyme which catalyses biochemical reactions with oxygen.
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA
Where it comes from
From German Oxygenase, corresponding to oxygen + -ase.
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
- German
- English
One recorded step before English.
Deepest traced root
8th
of 58 source languages in OUTLIER
3.1%
of traced words share this origin (888)
branch · 22.4% of traced words
How it is built
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
OXYGENASE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 6 boards so far.
It first turned up on Day 87, 15 August 2026. The most recent board was Day 131, 28 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 10 days.
First found by a player on Day 87, 15 August 2026.
Built from these letters
OXYGENASE starts with O and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AEEGNOSXY - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once. It uses X - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start OXYGEN
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Could you have found OXYGENASE?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 87 - and most players walked straight past it.
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