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carboxykinase

carboxykinase noun: a kinase that also catalyzes decarboxylation.

Noun

carboxykinase (plural carboxykinases)

  1. A kinase that also catalyzes decarboxylation
    • a pyruvate carboxykinase

Forms of carboxykinase

pluralcarboxykinases

Origin of carboxykinase

From carboxy + kinase.

Questions about carboxykinase

What does carboxykinase mean?
Carboxykinase means a kinase that also catalyzes decarboxylation.
What part of speech is carboxykinase?
Carboxykinase is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxykinase?
The plural of carboxykinase is carboxykinases.

Words near carboxykinase in the dictionary

  1. carboxyhemoglobin
  2. carboxyhemoglobinemia
  3. carboxyhemoglobins
  4. carboxyhydrolase
  5. carboxyhydrolases
  6. carboxykinase
  7. carboxykinases
  8. carboxyl
  9. carboxyl methyltransferase
  10. carboxyl methyltransferases
  11. carboxylase

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