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hydroxylase

hydroxylase noun: any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.

Noun

hydroxylase (plural hydroxylases)

  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.

Forms of hydroxylase

pluralhydroxylases

Origin of hydroxylase

From hydroxyl + -ase.

Words formed from hydroxylase

Questions about hydroxylase

What does hydroxylase mean?
Hydroxylase means any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.
What part of speech is hydroxylase?
Hydroxylase is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxylase?
The plural of hydroxylase is hydroxylases.

Words near hydroxylase in the dictionary

  1. hydroxylamino
  2. hydroxylaminos
  3. hydroxylammonium
  4. hydroxylapatite
  5. hydroxylapatites
  6. hydroxylase
  7. hydroxylases
  8. hydroxylate
  9. hydroxylated
  10. hydroxylates
  11. hydroxylating

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