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exophosphatase

exophosphatase noun: any phosphatase that hydrolyses polyphosphate from the end of its chain.

Noun

exophosphatase (plural exophosphatases)

  1. Any phosphatase that hydrolyses polyphosphate from the end of its chain

Forms of exophosphatase

pluralexophosphatases

Origin of exophosphatase

From exo- + phosphatase.

Questions about exophosphatase

What does exophosphatase mean?
Exophosphatase means any phosphatase that hydrolyses polyphosphate from the end of its chain.
What part of speech is exophosphatase?
Exophosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of exophosphatase?
The plural of exophosphatase is exophosphatases.

Words near exophosphatase in the dictionary

  1. exophoria
  2. exophorias
  3. exophoric
  4. exophorically
  5. exophorics
  6. exophosphatase
  7. exophosphatases
  8. exophthalmia
  9. exophthalmias
  10. exophthalmic
  11. exophthalmic goiter

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