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diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase

diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase noun: an enzyme that breaks down the toxic compound diisopropyl fluorophosphate by hydrolyzing it into less harmful products, helping detoxify organophosphate nerve-agent-like chemicals.

diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase: an enzyme that breaks down the toxic compound diisopropyl fluorophosphate by hydrolyzing it into...
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Noun

diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase (countable and uncountable, plural diisopropyl-fluorophosphatases, abbreviation DFPase)

  1. An enzyme that breaks down the toxic compound diisopropyl fluorophosphate by hydrolyzing it into less harmful products, helping detoxify organophosphate nerve-agent-like chemicals.

Forms of diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase

pluraldiisopropyl-fluorophosphatases
abbreviationDFPase

Origin of diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase

From diisopropyl + fluoro + phosphatase.

Questions about diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase

What does diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase mean?
Diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase means an enzyme that breaks down the toxic compound diisopropyl fluorophosphate by hydrolyzing it into less harmful products, helping detoxify organophosphate nerve-agent-like chemicals.
What part of speech is diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase?
Diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase?
The plural of diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase is diisopropyl-fluorophosphatases.

Words near diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase in the dictionary

  1. diisooctyl
  2. diisopromine
  3. diisopropanolamine
  4. diisopropyl
  5. diisopropyl fluorophosphate
  6. diisopropyl-fluorophosphatase
  7. diisopropyl-fluorophosphatases
  8. diisopropylamine
  9. diisopropylamino
  10. diisopropylaminos
  11. diisopropylethylamine

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