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dephosphatase

dephosphatase noun: synonym of phosphatase.

Noun

dephosphatase (plural dephosphatases)

  1. Synonym of phosphatase.
    • Indeed, PKC CK2α has been shown to selectively phosphorylate DUSP6 and increase its dephosphatase activity [49 ].2016 February 10, “Differential Roles for DUSP Family Members in Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition and Cancer Stem Cell Regulation in Breast Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    phosphatase

Synonyms of dephosphatase

Forms of dephosphatase

pluraldephosphatases

Origin of dephosphatase

From de- + phosphate + -ase.

Questions about dephosphatase

What does dephosphatase mean?
Dephosphatase means synonym of phosphatase.
What part of speech is dephosphatase?
Dephosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of dephosphatase?
The plural of dephosphatase is dephosphatases.

Words near dephosphatase in the dictionary

  1. dephlogisticates
  2. dephlogisticating
  3. dephlogistication
  4. dephlogistications
  5. dephonologization
  6. dephosphatase
  7. dephosphatases
  8. dephosphatisation
  9. dephosphin
  10. dephosphins
  11. dephosphocoenzyme

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