Urease

6 lettersnounrare

Updated June 2026

Definition

An enzyme present in intestinal bacteria that breaks down urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia.

“Bacteria containing urease are able to survive in the acidic environment of the stomach.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

u·re·ase

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Wordle

Contains UREA, four vowels in six letters with a familiar ASE enzyme suffix

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, the heavy vowel load makes it a handy rack-balancing play

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Anagrams of Urease

Words that use exactly the same letters as “urease”.

reseau

Words you can make from Urease

Shorter words formed from the letters in “urease”.

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7-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “urease”.

measure

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