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glucosaminidase

glucosaminidase noun: any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin to produce glucosamine.

Noun

glucosaminidase (plural glucosaminidases)

  1. Any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin to produce glucosamine.

Forms of glucosaminidase

pluralglucosaminidases

Origin of glucosaminidase

From glucosaminide + -ase?

Questions about glucosaminidase

What does glucosaminidase mean?
Glucosaminidase means any enzyme that hydrolyzes chitin to produce glucosamine.
What part of speech is glucosaminidase?
Glucosaminidase is a noun.
What is the plural of glucosaminidase?
The plural of glucosaminidase is glucosaminidases.

Words near glucosaminidase in the dictionary

  1. glucosaminates
  2. glucosamine
  3. glucosamines
  4. glucosaminic
  5. glucosaminic acid
  6. glucosaminidase
  7. glucosaminidases
  8. glucosaminide
  9. glucosaminides
  10. glucosaminoglycan
  11. glucosaminoglycans

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