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deaminase

UK/diːˈæmɪneɪz/

deaminase noun: an enzyme that catalyses deamination.

Noun

deaminase (plural deaminases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses deamination

Forms of deaminase

pluraldeaminases

Origin of deaminase

From de- + amino + -ase.

Words formed from deaminase

Questions about deaminase

What does deaminase mean?
Deaminase means an enzyme that catalyses deamination.
What part of speech is deaminase?
Deaminase is a noun.
How do you pronounce deaminase?
Deaminase is pronounced /diːˈæmɪneɪz/ (UK).
What is the plural of deaminase?
The plural of deaminase is deaminases.

Words near deaminase in the dictionary

  1. deamidization
  2. deamidize
  3. deamidized
  4. deamidizes
  5. deamidizing
  6. deaminase
  7. deaminases
  8. deaminate
  9. deaminated
  10. deaminates
  11. deaminating

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