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carboxylesterase

carboxylesterase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a carboxylic ester.

Noun

carboxylesterase (plural carboxylesterases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a carboxylic ester

Forms of carboxylesterase

pluralcarboxylesterases

Origin of carboxylesterase

From carboxyl + ester + -ase.

Questions about carboxylesterase

What does carboxylesterase mean?
Carboxylesterase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a carboxylic ester.
What part of speech is carboxylesterase?
Carboxylesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxylesterase?
The plural of carboxylesterase is carboxylesterases.

Words near carboxylesterase in the dictionary

  1. carboxylates
  2. carboxylating
  3. carboxylation
  4. carboxylations
  5. carboxylbenzoyl
  6. carboxylesterase
  7. carboxylesterases
  8. carboxylic
  9. carboxylic acid
  10. carboxylic acids
  11. carboxylmethylcellulose

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