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deadenylase

deadenylase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes a deadenylation reaction.

Noun

deadenylase (plural deadenylases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes a deadenylation reaction

Forms of deadenylase

pluraldeadenylases

Origin of deadenylase

From de- + adenyl + -ase.

Questions about deadenylase

What does deadenylase mean?
Deadenylase means any enzyme that catalyzes a deadenylation reaction.
What part of speech is deadenylase?
Deadenylase is a noun.
What is the plural of deadenylase?
The plural of deadenylase is deadenylases.

Words near deadenylase in the dictionary

  1. deadenosylate
  2. deadenosylated
  3. deadenosylates
  4. deadenosylating
  5. deadens
  6. deadenylase
  7. deadenylases
  8. deadenylate
  9. deadenylated
  10. deadenylates
  11. deadenylating

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