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excisionase

excisionase noun: a bacteriophage protein that regulates the assembly of the excisive intasome and inhibits viral integration.

Noun

excisionase (plural excisionases)

  1. A bacteriophage protein that regulates the assembly of the excisive intasome and inhibits viral integration

Forms of excisionase

pluralexcisionases

Origin of excisionase

From excision + -ase.

Questions about excisionase

What does excisionase mean?
Excisionase means a bacteriophage protein that regulates the assembly of the excisive intasome and inhibits viral integration.
What part of speech is excisionase?
Excisionase is a noun.
What is the plural of excisionase?
The plural of excisionase is excisionases.

Words near excisionase in the dictionary

  1. excisemen
  2. excises
  3. excising
  4. excision
  5. excisional
  6. excisionase
  7. excisionases
  8. excisions
  9. excisive
  10. excisor
  11. excisors

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