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flippase

flippase noun: any enzyme located in the membrane responsible for aiding the movement of phospholipid molecules between the two leaflets that compose a cell's membrane (transverse diffusion).

Noun

flippase (plural flippases)

  1. Any enzyme located in the membrane responsible for aiding the movement of phospholipid molecules between the two leaflets that compose a cell's membrane (transverse diffusion).

Antonyms of flippase

Forms of flippase

pluralflippases

Origin of flippase

From flip + -ase.

Questions about flippase

What does flippase mean?
Flippase means any enzyme located in the membrane responsible for aiding the movement of phospholipid molecules between the two leaflets that compose a cell's membrane (transverse diffusion).
What part of speech is flippase?
Flippase is a noun.
What is the plural of flippase?
The plural of flippase is flippases.

Words near flippase in the dictionary

  1. flippancies
  2. flippancy
  3. flippant
  4. flippantly
  5. flippantness
  6. flippase
  7. flippases
  8. flipped
  9. flipped a bitch
  10. flipped burgers
  11. flipped classroom

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