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aromatase

/əˈɹoʊ̯məteɪ̯s/

aromatase noun: an enzyme responsible for aromatization of androgen hormones into estrogens.

Noun

aromatase (countable and uncountable, plural aromatases)

  1. An enzyme responsible for aromatization of androgen hormones into estrogens.
    Synonyms:
    estrogen synthase, estrogen synthetase

Synonyms of aromatase

  • estrogen synthase
  • estrogen synthetase

Forms of aromatase

pluralaromatases

Words formed from aromatase

Questions about aromatase

What does aromatase mean?
Aromatase means an enzyme responsible for aromatization of androgen hormones into estrogens.
What part of speech is aromatase?
Aromatase is a noun.
How do you pronounce aromatase?
Aromatase is pronounced /əˈɹoʊ̯məteɪ̯s/.
What is the plural of aromatase?
The plural of aromatase is aromatases.

Words near aromatase in the dictionary

  1. aromaphyte
  2. aromaphytes
  3. aromas
  4. aromat
  5. aromata
  6. aromatase
  7. aromatases
  8. aromatherapeutic
  9. aromatherapies
  10. aromatherapist
  11. aromatherapists

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