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holocellulase

holocellulase noun: any enzyme that hydrolyses and breaks down holocellulose.

Noun

holocellulase (plural holocellulases)

  1. Any enzyme that hydrolyses and breaks down holocellulose

Forms of holocellulase

pluralholocellulases

Origin of holocellulase

From holo- + cellulase.

Questions about holocellulase

What does holocellulase mean?
Holocellulase means any enzyme that hydrolyses and breaks down holocellulose.
What part of speech is holocellulase?
Holocellulase is a noun.
What is the plural of holocellulase?
The plural of holocellulase is holocellulases.

Words near holocellulase in the dictionary

  1. holocaustic
  2. holocausting
  3. holocaustings
  4. Holocaustish
  5. holocausts
  6. holocellulase
  7. holocellulases
  8. holocellulolytic
  9. holocellulose
  10. holocelluloses
  11. holocellulosic

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