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acetoacetase

acetoacetase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an acetoacetate.

Noun

acetoacetase (countable and uncountable, plural acetoacetases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an acetoacetate

Forms of acetoacetase

pluralacetoacetases

Questions about acetoacetase

What does acetoacetase mean?
Acetoacetase means an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an acetoacetate.
What part of speech is acetoacetase?
Acetoacetase is a noun.
What is the plural of acetoacetase?
The plural of acetoacetase is acetoacetases.

Words near acetoacetase in the dictionary

  1. aceto-
  2. aceto-orcein
  3. acetoacetamide
  4. acetoacetamides
  5. acetoacetanilide
  6. acetoacetase
  7. acetoacetases
  8. acetoacetate
  9. acetoacetates
  10. acetoacetic
  11. acetoacetic acid

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