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haloperoxidase

haloperoxidase noun: any of a class of enzymes that oxidize organic halogen compounds; they are hemoproteins or similar.

Noun

haloperoxidase (plural haloperoxidases)

  1. Any of a class of enzymes that oxidize organic halogen compounds; they are hemoproteins or similar

Forms of haloperoxidase

pluralhaloperoxidases

Origin of haloperoxidase

From halo- + peroxidase.

Questions about haloperoxidase

What does haloperoxidase mean?
Haloperoxidase means any of a class of enzymes that oxidize organic halogen compounds; they are hemoproteins or similar.
What part of speech is haloperoxidase?
Haloperoxidase is a noun.
What is the plural of haloperoxidase?
The plural of haloperoxidase is haloperoxidases.

Words near haloperoxidase in the dictionary

  1. haloos
  2. halopemide
  3. halopentane
  4. haloperidol
  5. haloperidols
  6. haloperoxidase
  7. haloperoxidases
  8. halophage
  9. halophages
  10. halophenol
  11. halophenols

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