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exoamylase

exoamylase noun: an amylase that hydrolyses glycosidic bonds near an end of the polysaccharide.

Noun

exoamylase (countable and uncountable, plural exoamylases)

  1. An amylase that hydrolyses glycosidic bonds near an end of the polysaccharide

Forms of exoamylase

pluralexoamylases

Origin of exoamylase

From exo- + amylase.

Questions about exoamylase

What does exoamylase mean?
Exoamylase means an amylase that hydrolyses glycosidic bonds near an end of the polysaccharide.
What part of speech is exoamylase?
Exoamylase is a noun.
What is the plural of exoamylase?
The plural of exoamylase is exoamylases.

Words near exoamylase in the dictionary

  1. exo-planets
  2. exo-steric
  3. exo-Venus
  4. exoactive
  5. exoactivity
  6. exoamylase
  7. exoamylases
  8. exoamylasic
  9. exoanthropic
  10. exoantigen
  11. exoantigens

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