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hydrogenlyase

hydrogenlyase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen from a compound, but especially one that converts formic acid into carbon dioxide and molecular hydrogen.

Noun

hydrogenlyase (plural hydrogenlyases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen from a compound, but especially one that converts formic acid into carbon dioxide and molecular hydrogen

Forms of hydrogenlyase

pluralhydrogenlyases

Origin of hydrogenlyase

From hydrogen + lyase.

Questions about hydrogenlyase

What does hydrogenlyase mean?
Hydrogenlyase means any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of hydrogen from a compound, but especially one that converts formic acid into carbon dioxide and molecular hydrogen.
What part of speech is hydrogenlyase?
Hydrogenlyase is a noun.
What is the plural of hydrogenlyase?
The plural of hydrogenlyase is hydrogenlyases.

Words near hydrogenlyase in the dictionary

  1. hydrogenized
  2. hydrogenizes
  3. hydrogenizing
  4. hydrogenless
  5. hydrogenlike
  6. hydrogenlyase
  7. hydrogenlyases
  8. hydrogenolyses
  9. hydrogenolysis
  10. hydrogenolytic
  11. hydrogenolytically

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