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acetylase

acetylase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation.

Noun

acetylase (plural acetylases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation

Forms of acetylase

pluralacetylases

Origin of acetylase

From acetyl + -ase.

Questions about acetylase

What does acetylase mean?
Acetylase means any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation.
What part of speech is acetylase?
Acetylase is a noun.
What is the plural of acetylase?
The plural of acetylase is acetylases.

Words near acetylase in the dictionary

  1. acetylaminos
  2. acetylandromedol
  3. acetylandromedols
  4. acetylant
  5. acetylants
  6. acetylase
  7. acetylases
  8. acetylatable
  9. acetylatase
  10. acetylatases
  11. acetylate

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