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adenase

adenase noun: an enzyme found especially in animal tissue (as liver) that hydrolyzes adenine to hypoxanthine and ammonia.

Noun

adenase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme found especially in animal tissue (as liver) that hydrolyzes adenine to hypoxanthine and ammonia.

Origin of adenase

From adenine + -ase.

Questions about adenase

What does adenase mean?
Adenase means an enzyme found especially in animal tissue (as liver) that hydrolyzes adenine to hypoxanthine and ammonia.
What part of speech is adenase?
Adenase is a noun.

Words near adenase in the dictionary

  1. Aden ulcers
  2. aden-
  3. Adena
  4. adenain
  5. adenalgia
  6. adenase
  7. Adenauer
  8. Adenauerian
  9. adendric
  10. adendritic
  11. adenectomies

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