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arginase

arginase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine.

Noun

arginase (plural arginases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine

Forms of arginase

pluralarginases

Origin of arginase

From arginine + -ase.

Questions about arginase

What does arginase mean?
Arginase means an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine.
What part of speech is arginase?
Arginase is a noun.
What is the plural of arginase?
The plural of arginase is arginases.

Words near arginase in the dictionary

  1. argillocalcareous
  2. argilloferruginous
  3. argillous
  4. argilluviation
  5. argils
  6. arginase
  7. arginases
  8. arginate
  9. arginates
  10. arginemia
  11. arginene

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