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elongase

elongase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the elongation of an aliphatic chain, but especially one that elongates a fatty acid.

Noun

elongase (plural elongases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the elongation of an aliphatic chain, but especially one that elongates a fatty acid

Forms of elongase

pluralelongases

Origin of elongase

From elongate + -ase.

Questions about elongase

What does elongase mean?
Elongase means any enzyme that catalyzes the elongation of an aliphatic chain, but especially one that elongates a fatty acid.
What part of speech is elongase?
Elongase is a noun.
What is the plural of elongase?
The plural of elongase is elongases.

Words near elongase in the dictionary

  1. Eloise
  2. elon
  3. Elon time
  4. elong
  5. Elong Elong
  6. elongase
  7. elongases
  8. elongasome
  9. elongasomes
  10. elongate
  11. elongate tigerfish

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