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carboxyltransferase

carboxyltransferase noun: any transferase that transfers a carboxyl group (one that carries out transcarboxylation).

Noun

carboxyltransferase (plural carboxyltransferases)

  1. Any transferase that transfers a carboxyl group (one that carries out transcarboxylation).

Forms of carboxyltransferase

pluralcarboxyltransferases

Origin of carboxyltransferase

From carboxyl + transferase.

Questions about carboxyltransferase

What does carboxyltransferase mean?
Carboxyltransferase means any transferase that transfers a carboxyl group (one that carries out transcarboxylation).
What part of speech is carboxyltransferase?
Carboxyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of carboxyltransferase?
The plural of carboxyltransferase is carboxyltransferases.

Words near carboxyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. carboxylmethylcelluloses
  2. carboxylmethyltransferase
  3. carboxylmethyltransferases
  4. carboxyls
  5. carboxylterminal
  6. carboxyltransferase
  7. carboxyltransferases
  8. carboxymaltose
  9. carboxymethyl
  10. carboxymethyl cellulose
  11. carboxymethyl celluloses

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