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hemicellulase

hemicellulase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of hemicellulose.

Noun

hemicellulase (plural hemicellulases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of hemicellulose.

Forms of hemicellulase

pluralhemicellulases

Origin of hemicellulase

From hemicellulose + -ase.

Words formed from hemicellulase

Questions about hemicellulase

What does hemicellulase mean?
Hemicellulase means any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of hemicellulose.
What part of speech is hemicellulase?
Hemicellulase is a noun.
What is the plural of hemicellulase?
The plural of hemicellulase is hemicellulases.

Words near hemicellulase in the dictionary

  1. hemicastrates
  2. hemicastration
  3. hemicatenane
  4. hemicatenanes
  5. hemicatenated
  6. hemicellulase
  7. hemicellulases
  8. hemicellulolysis
  9. hemicellulolytic
  10. hemicellulose
  11. hemicelluloses

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