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cellulase

cellulase noun: any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the cellulolysis (or hydrolysis) of cellulose.

Noun

cellulase (plural cellulases)

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the cellulolysis (or hydrolysis) of cellulose.

Forms of cellulase

pluralcellulases

Origin of cellulase

From cellulose + -ase.

Words formed from cellulase

Questions about cellulase

What does cellulase mean?
Cellulase means any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the cellulolysis (or hydrolysis) of cellulose.
What part of speech is cellulase?
Cellulase is a noun.
What is the plural of cellulase?
The plural of cellulase is cellulases.

Words near cellulase in the dictionary

  1. cellularized
  2. cellularizes
  3. cellularizing
  4. cellularly
  5. cellulars
  6. cellulase
  7. cellulases
  8. cellulate
  9. cellulated
  10. cellulates
  11. cellulating

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