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decarboxylases

decarboxylases is the plural of decarboxylase.

Meaning of decarboxylase

Noun

decarboxylase (plural decarboxylases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.

Questions about decarboxylases

What is decarboxylases the plural of?
Decarboxylases is the plural of decarboxylase.

Words near decarboxylases in the dictionary

  1. decarbonylation
  2. decarbonylations
  3. decarbonylative
  4. decarbopalladation
  5. decarboxylase
  6. decarboxylases
  7. decarboxylate
  8. decarboxylated
  9. decarboxylates
  10. decarboxylating
  11. decarboxylation

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