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galactase

galactase noun: an enzyme that produces galactose by the hydrolysis of lactose.

Noun

galactase (countable and uncountable, plural galactases)

  1. An enzyme that produces galactose by the hydrolysis of lactose

Forms of galactase

pluralgalactases

Origin of galactase

From galacto- + -ase.

Questions about galactase

What does galactase mean?
Galactase means an enzyme that produces galactose by the hydrolysis of lactose.
What part of speech is galactase?
Galactase is a noun.
What is the plural of galactase?
The plural of galactase is galactases.

Words near galactase in the dictionary

  1. galactanases
  2. galactans
  3. galactarate
  4. galactarates
  5. galactaric acid
  6. galactase
  7. galactases
  8. galactia
  9. galactic
  10. galactic arm
  11. galactic arms

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