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activase

activase noun: any enzyme that activates a gene.

Noun

activase (plural activases)

  1. Any enzyme that activates a gene

Forms of activase

pluralactivases

Origin of activase

From active + -ase.

Questions about activase

What does activase mean?
Activase means any enzyme that activates a gene.
What part of speech is activase?
Activase is a noun.
What is the plural of activase?
The plural of activase is activases.

Words near activase in the dictionary

  1. actitation
  2. Actium
  3. activable
  4. activant
  5. activants
  6. activase
  7. activases
  8. activatability
  9. activatable
  10. activate
  11. activate someone's almonds

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