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contrahelicase

contrahelicase noun: an enzyme that counters the action of a helicase.

Noun

contrahelicase (plural contrahelicases)

  1. An enzyme that counters the action of a helicase

Forms of contrahelicase

pluralcontrahelicases

Origin of contrahelicase

From contra- + helicase.

Questions about contrahelicase

What does contrahelicase mean?
Contrahelicase means an enzyme that counters the action of a helicase.
What part of speech is contrahelicase?
Contrahelicase is a noun.
What is the plural of contrahelicase?
The plural of contrahelicase is contrahelicases.

Words near contrahelicase in the dictionary

  1. contraguitarists
  2. contraguitars
  3. contraharmonic mean
  4. contraharmonic means
  5. contrahedonic
  6. contrahelicase
  7. contrahelicases
  8. contrahemispheric
  9. contrahent
  10. contrahents
  11. contrahierba

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