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dicarboxylase

dicarboxylase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes a dicarboxylation reaction. Also the misspelling of decarboxylase.

Noun

dicarboxylase (plural dicarboxylases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes a dicarboxylation reaction.

Also used as

dicarboxylase is also the misspelling of decarboxylase.

Forms of dicarboxylase

pluraldicarboxylases

Origin of dicarboxylase

From di- + carboxylase.

Questions about dicarboxylase

What does dicarboxylase mean?
Dicarboxylase means any enzyme that catalyzes a dicarboxylation reaction.
What part of speech is dicarboxylase?
Dicarboxylase is a noun.
What is the plural of dicarboxylase?
The plural of dicarboxylase is dicarboxylases.

Words near dicarboxylase in the dictionary

  1. dicarboxaldehydes
  2. dicarboxamide
  3. dicarboxamides
  4. dicarboximide
  5. dicarboximides
  6. dicarboxylase
  7. dicarboxylases
  8. dicarboxylate
  9. dicarboxylated
  10. dicarboxylates
  11. dicarboxylic

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