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cyclooxygenases

cyclooxygenases is the plural of cyclooxygenase.

Meaning of cyclooxygenase

Noun

cyclooxygenase (plural cyclooxygenases)

  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyze a cyclooxygenation reaction, but especially the conversion of arachidonic acid into prostaglandins (prostanoids); their inhibition is the mode of action of the NSAIDs aspirin and ibuprofen.
    Synonyms:
    COX

Questions about cyclooxygenases

What is cyclooxygenases the plural of?
Cyclooxygenases is the plural of cyclooxygenase.

Words near cyclooxygenases in the dictionary

  1. cyclooligomer
  2. cyclooligomers
  3. cyclooligopeptide
  4. cyclooligopeptides
  5. cyclooxygenase
  6. cyclooxygenases
  7. cyclooxygenation
  8. cyclooxygenations
  9. cyclopaedia
  10. cyclopaedias
  11. cyclopaedic

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