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hexosaminidase

hexosaminidase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides.

Noun

hexosaminidase (plural hexosaminidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides

Forms of hexosaminidase

pluralhexosaminidases

Origin of hexosaminidase

From hexosaminide + -ase.

Words formed from hexosaminidase

Questions about hexosaminidase

What does hexosaminidase mean?
Hexosaminidase means any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal hexosamine residues in hexosaminides.
What part of speech is hexosaminidase?
Hexosaminidase is a noun.
What is the plural of hexosaminidase?
The plural of hexosaminidase is hexosaminidases.

Words near hexosaminidase in the dictionary

  1. hexopyranosides
  2. hexosaccharide
  3. hexosamine
  4. hexosamines
  5. hexosaminic
  6. hexosaminidase
  7. hexosaminidases
  8. hexosan
  9. hexosans
  10. hexose
  11. hexoses

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