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butyrinase

butyrinase noun: the enzyme triacylglycerol lipase, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester linkages of triglycerides.

Noun

butyrinase (uncountable)

  1. The enzyme triacylglycerol lipase, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester linkages of triglycerides.

Origin of butyrinase

From butyrin + -ase.

Questions about butyrinase

What does butyrinase mean?
Butyrinase means the enzyme triacylglycerol lipase, which catalyzes the hydrolysis of ester linkages of triglycerides.
What part of speech is butyrinase?
Butyrinase is a noun.

Words near butyrinase in the dictionary

  1. butyrellite
  2. butyric
  3. butyric acid
  4. butyric acids
  5. butyrin
  6. butyrinase
  7. butyrine
  8. butyrins
  9. butyrivibriocin
  10. butyrivibriocins
  11. butyro-

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