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biocatalysis

biocatalysis noun: catalysis using biological catalysts (especially enzymes, whether protein enzymes or RNA ones (ribozymes).

Noun

biocatalysis (usually uncountable, plural biocatalyses)

  1. (usually) Catalysis using biological catalysts (especially enzymes, whether protein enzymes or RNA ones (ribozymes).

Forms of biocatalysis

pluralbiocatalyses

Origin of biocatalysis

From bio- + catalysis.

Questions about biocatalysis

What does biocatalysis mean?
Biocatalysis means catalysis using biological catalysts (especially enzymes, whether protein enzymes or RNA ones (ribozymes).
What part of speech is biocatalysis?
Biocatalysis is a noun.
What is the plural of biocatalysis?
The plural of biocatalysis is biocatalyses.

Words near biocatalysis in the dictionary

  1. biocarrier
  2. biocarriers
  3. biocartilage
  4. biocatalysed
  5. biocatalyses
  6. biocatalysis
  7. biocatalyst
  8. biocatalysts
  9. biocatalytic
  10. biocatalytical
  11. biocatalytically

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