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hemoxygenase

hemoxygenase noun: an enzyme that degrades heme to produce biliverdin, ferrous iron, and carbon monoxide.

Noun

hemoxygenase (countable and uncountable, plural hemoxygenases)

  1. An enzyme that degrades heme to produce biliverdin, ferrous iron, and carbon monoxide.

Forms of hemoxygenase

pluralhemoxygenases
alternative formheme oxygenase

Questions about hemoxygenase

What does hemoxygenase mean?
Hemoxygenase means an enzyme that degrades heme to produce biliverdin, ferrous iron, and carbon monoxide.
What part of speech is hemoxygenase?
Hemoxygenase is a noun.
What is the plural of hemoxygenase?
The plural of hemoxygenase is hemoxygenases.

Words near hemoxygenase in the dictionary

  1. hemovore
  2. hemovores
  3. hemoximeter
  4. hemoximeters
  5. hemoximetry
  6. hemoxygenase
  7. hemoxygenases
  8. hemoxylin
  9. hemozoin
  10. hemp
  11. hemp bush

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