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exochitinase

exochitinase noun: any chitinase that cleaves a chitin molecule at a terminal position.

Noun

exochitinase (plural exochitinases)

  1. Any chitinase that cleaves a chitin molecule at a terminal position

Forms of exochitinase

pluralexochitinases

Origin of exochitinase

From exo- + chitinase.

Questions about exochitinase

What does exochitinase mean?
Exochitinase means any chitinase that cleaves a chitin molecule at a terminal position.
What part of speech is exochitinase?
Exochitinase is a noun.
What is the plural of exochitinase?
The plural of exochitinase is exochitinases.

Words near exochitinase in the dictionary

  1. Exocet
  2. Exocets
  3. exocharmic
  4. exochelin
  5. exochelins
  6. exochitinase
  7. exochitinases
  8. exochorial
  9. exochorion
  10. exochorionic
  11. exochromic

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