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deoxynucleotidase

deoxynucleotidase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a deoxynucleotide.

Noun

deoxynucleotidase (plural deoxynucleotidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a deoxynucleotide

Forms of deoxynucleotidase

pluraldeoxynucleotidases

Origin of deoxynucleotidase

From deoxy- + nucleotidase.

Questions about deoxynucleotidase

What does deoxynucleotidase mean?
Deoxynucleotidase means any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a deoxynucleotide.
What part of speech is deoxynucleotidase?
Deoxynucleotidase is a noun.
What is the plural of deoxynucleotidase?
The plural of deoxynucleotidase is deoxynucleotidases.

Words near deoxynucleotidase in the dictionary

  1. deoxynucleases
  2. deoxynucleic
  3. deoxynucleoside
  4. deoxynucleosides
  5. deoxynucleotidal
  6. deoxynucleotidase
  7. deoxynucleotidases
  8. deoxynucleotide
  9. deoxynucleotides
  10. deoxynucleotidyl
  11. deoxynucleotidylexotransferase

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