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acetatelyase

acetatelyase noun: an enzyme that cuts off acetate from another molecule.

Noun

acetatelyase (plural acetatelyases)

  1. An enzyme that cuts off acetate from another molecule.

Forms of acetatelyase

pluralacetatelyases

Origin of acetatelyase

From acetate + lyase.

Questions about acetatelyase

What does acetatelyase mean?
Acetatelyase means an enzyme that cuts off acetate from another molecule.
What part of speech is acetatelyase?
Acetatelyase is a noun.
What is the plural of acetatelyase?
The plural of acetatelyase is acetatelyases.

Words near acetatelyase in the dictionary

  1. acetarsol
  2. acetarsone
  3. acetary
  4. acetate
  5. acetated
  6. acetatelyase
  7. acetatelyases
  8. acetates
  9. acetatic
  10. acetation
  11. acetations

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