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chlorophyllase

chlorophyllase noun: the main enzyme in chlorophyll metabolism; the catalyst for the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to produce chlorophyllide and phytol.

Noun

chlorophyllase (countable and uncountable, plural chlorophyllases)

  1. The main enzyme in chlorophyll metabolism; the catalyst for the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to produce chlorophyllide and phytol.

Forms of chlorophyllase

pluralchlorophyllases

Origin of chlorophyllase

From chlorophyll + -ase.

Questions about chlorophyllase

What does chlorophyllase mean?
Chlorophyllase means the main enzyme in chlorophyll metabolism; the catalyst for the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to produce chlorophyllide and phytol.
What part of speech is chlorophyllase?
Chlorophyllase is a noun.
What is the plural of chlorophyllase?
The plural of chlorophyllase is chlorophyllases.

Words near chlorophyllase in the dictionary

  1. chlorophyl
  2. chlorophyll
  3. chlorophyll a
  4. chlorophyll b
  5. chlorophyllaceous
  6. chlorophyllase
  7. chlorophyllases
  8. chlorophylless
  9. chlorophyllic
  10. chlorophyllide
  11. chlorophyllides

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