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acetylesterase

acetylesterase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acetate ester.

Noun

acetylesterase (plural acetylesterases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acetate ester.

Forms of acetylesterase

pluralacetylesterases

Origin of acetylesterase

From acetyl + ester + -ase.

Questions about acetylesterase

What does acetylesterase mean?
Acetylesterase means any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acetate ester.
What part of speech is acetylesterase?
Acetylesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of acetylesterase?
The plural of acetylesterase is acetylesterases.

Words near acetylesterase in the dictionary

  1. acetylenes
  2. acetylenic
  3. acetylenically
  4. acetylenyl
  5. acetylenyls
  6. acetylesterase
  7. acetylesterases
  8. acetyleugenol
  9. acetylfentanyl
  10. acetylferrocene
  11. acetylgalactosamide

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