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glucoamylase

glucoamylase noun: any enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside bond in starches and dextrins.

Noun

glucoamylase (plural glucoamylases)

  1. Any enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside bond in starches and dextrins

Forms of glucoamylase

pluralglucoamylases

Origin of glucoamylase

From gluco- + amylase.

Questions about glucoamylase

What does glucoamylase mean?
Glucoamylase means any enzyme that hydrolyzes the glucoside bond in starches and dextrins.
What part of speech is glucoamylase?
Glucoamylase is a noun.
What is the plural of glucoamylase?
The plural of glucoamylase is glucoamylases.

Words near glucoamylase in the dictionary

  1. glucoacovenoside
  2. glucoalkaloid
  3. glucoalkaloids
  4. glucoalliside
  5. glucoalyssin
  6. glucoamylase
  7. glucoamylases
  8. glucoascorbic acid
  9. glucoazide
  10. glucoazides
  11. glucobarbarin

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