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diphosphatase

diphosphatase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound.

Noun

diphosphatase (plural diphosphatases)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound

Forms of diphosphatase

pluraldiphosphatases

Origin of diphosphatase

From diphosphate + -ase.

Words formed from diphosphatase

  • adenosine diphosphatase
  • fructose diphosphatase
  • inosine diphosphatase

Questions about diphosphatase

What does diphosphatase mean?
Diphosphatase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of the diphosphate of a specific nucleotide or other biochemical compound.
What part of speech is diphosphatase?
Diphosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of diphosphatase?
The plural of diphosphatase is diphosphatases.

Words near diphosphatase in the dictionary

  1. diphenylureas
  2. diphone
  3. diphones
  4. diphonic
  5. diphosgene
  6. diphosphatase
  7. diphosphatases
  8. diphosphate
  9. diphosphates
  10. diphosphatidylcholine
  11. diphosphatidylcholines

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