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deoxygenase

deoxygenase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes a deoxygenation reaction.

Noun

deoxygenase (plural deoxygenases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes a deoxygenation reaction

Forms of deoxygenase

pluraldeoxygenases

Origin of deoxygenase

From de- + oxygenase.

Words formed from deoxygenase

Questions about deoxygenase

What does deoxygenase mean?
Deoxygenase means any enzyme that catalyzes a deoxygenation reaction.
What part of speech is deoxygenase?
Deoxygenase is a noun.
What is the plural of deoxygenase?
The plural of deoxygenase is deoxygenases.

Words near deoxygenase in the dictionary

  1. deoxyfluoroglucose
  2. deoxyfucose
  3. deoxyfucoses
  4. deoxygalactonojirimycin
  5. deoxygalactose
  6. deoxygenase
  7. deoxygenases
  8. deoxygenate
  9. deoxygenated
  10. deoxygenates
  11. deoxygenating

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