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aryldialkylphosphatase

aryldialkylphosphatase noun: an enzyme that hydrolyzes organophosphates: an aryl dialkyl phosphate + H₂O ⇌ dialkyl phosphate + an aryl alcohol.

Noun

aryldialkylphosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural aryldialkylphosphatases)

  1. An enzyme that hydrolyzes organophosphates: an aryl dialkyl phosphate + H₂O ⇌ dialkyl phosphate + an aryl alcohol.

Forms of aryldialkylphosphatase

pluralaryldialkylphosphatases

Origin of aryldialkylphosphatase

From aryl + dialkyl + phosphate + -ase.

Questions about aryldialkylphosphatase

What does aryldialkylphosphatase mean?
Aryldialkylphosphatase means an enzyme that hydrolyzes organophosphates: an aryl dialkyl phosphate + H₂O ⇌ dialkyl phosphate + an aryl alcohol.
What part of speech is aryldialkylphosphatase?
Aryldialkylphosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of aryldialkylphosphatase?
The plural of aryldialkylphosphatase is aryldialkylphosphatases.

Words near aryldialkylphosphatase in the dictionary

  1. arylcyclohexamines
  2. arylcyclohexylamine
  3. arylcyclohexylamines
  4. aryldiacetylene
  5. aryldiacetylenes
  6. aryldialkylphosphatase
  7. aryldialkylphosphatases
  8. aryldiazonium
  9. aryldiazoniums
  10. arylene
  11. arylenes

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