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acetylhexosaminidase

acetylhexosaminidase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of terminal acetylhexosamine residues of acetylhexosaminides.

Noun

acetylhexosaminidase (plural acetylhexosaminidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of terminal acetylhexosamine residues of acetylhexosaminides

Forms of acetylhexosaminidase

pluralacetylhexosaminidases

Origin of acetylhexosaminidase

From acetyl- + hexosaminidase.

Questions about acetylhexosaminidase

What does acetylhexosaminidase mean?
Acetylhexosaminidase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of terminal acetylhexosamine residues of acetylhexosaminides.
What part of speech is acetylhexosaminidase?
Acetylhexosaminidase is a noun.
What is the plural of acetylhexosaminidase?
The plural of acetylhexosaminidase is acetylhexosaminidases.

Words near acetylhexosaminidase in the dictionary

  1. acetylglutamate
  2. acetylglutamates
  3. acetylglutamic acid
  4. acetylglycine
  5. acetylhexosamine
  6. acetylhexosaminidase
  7. acetylhexosaminidases
  8. acetylhydrazine
  9. acetylhydrolase
  10. acetylhydrolases
  11. acetylic

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