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exocellulase

exocellulase noun: any cellulase that hydrolyse glycoside links at the ends of cellulose chains.

Noun

exocellulase (plural exocellulases)

  1. Any cellulase that hydrolyse glycoside links at the ends of cellulose chains

Forms of exocellulase

pluralexocellulases

Origin of exocellulase

From exo- + cellulase.

Questions about exocellulase

What does exocellulase mean?
Exocellulase means any cellulase that hydrolyse glycoside links at the ends of cellulose chains.
What part of speech is exocellulase?
Exocellulase is a noun.
What is the plural of exocellulase?
The plural of exocellulase is exocellulases.

Words near exocellulase in the dictionary

  1. exoccipital
  2. exoccipitals
  3. exocellobiohydrolase
  4. exocellobiohydrolases
  5. exocellular
  6. exocellulase
  7. exocellulases
  8. exocelomic
  9. exocentered
  10. exocentric
  11. exocentrically

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