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dechlorinase

dechlorinase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes a dechlorination reaction.

Noun

dechlorinase (plural dechlorinases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes a dechlorination reaction

Forms of dechlorinase

pluraldechlorinases

Origin of dechlorinase

From de- + chlorine + -ase.

Questions about dechlorinase

What does dechlorinase mean?
Dechlorinase means any enzyme that catalyzes a dechlorination reaction.
What part of speech is dechlorinase?
Dechlorinase is a noun.
What is the plural of dechlorinase?
The plural of dechlorinase is dechlorinases.

Words near dechlorinase in the dictionary

  1. dechirped
  2. dechirping
  3. dechloraminated
  4. dechlorane
  5. dechloridation
  6. dechlorinase
  7. dechlorinases
  8. dechlorinate
  9. dechlorinated
  10. dechlorinates
  11. dechlorinating

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