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bromoperoxidase

bromoperoxidase noun: any enzyme that, in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, catalyzes the bromination of a hydrocarbon.

Noun

bromoperoxidase (plural bromoperoxidases)

  1. Any enzyme that, in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, catalyzes the bromination of a hydrocarbon

Forms of bromoperoxidase

pluralbromoperoxidases

Origin of bromoperoxidase

From bromo- + peroxidase.

Words formed from bromoperoxidase

Questions about bromoperoxidase

What does bromoperoxidase mean?
Bromoperoxidase means any enzyme that, in the presence of hydrogen peroxide, catalyzes the bromination of a hydrocarbon.
What part of speech is bromoperoxidase?
Bromoperoxidase is a noun.
What is the plural of bromoperoxidase?
The plural of bromoperoxidase is bromoperoxidases.

Words near bromoperoxidase in the dictionary

  1. bromonium ion
  2. bromonium ions
  3. bromoniums
  4. bromopalmitate
  5. bromopalmitates
  6. bromoperoxidase
  7. bromoperoxidases
  8. bromophenol
  9. bromophenol blue
  10. bromophenols
  11. bromophenyl

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