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alkalophilicity

alkalophilicity noun: the condition of being, or the extent to which an organism is alkalophilic.

Noun

alkalophilicity (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being, or the extent to which an organism is alkalophilic
    • Several mutagenesis studies also indicated that introduction of Arg residues into the Ser/Thr surface improved the alkalophilicity of xylanases [14 ,34 ].2015 July 11, “Structural Insight into and Mutational Analysis of Family 11 Xylanases: Implications for Mechanisms of Higher pH Catalytic Adaptation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of alkalophilicity

From alkalophile + -icity.

Questions about alkalophilicity

What does alkalophilicity mean?
Alkalophilicity means the condition of being, or the extent to which an organism is alkalophilic.
What part of speech is alkalophilicity?
Alkalophilicity is a noun.

Words near alkalophilicity in the dictionary

  1. alkaloids
  2. alkalonic acid
  3. alkalophile
  4. alkalophiles
  5. alkalophilic
  6. alkalophilicity
  7. alkaloses
  8. alkalosis
  9. alkalotic
  10. alkalotolerant
  11. alkaluria

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