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hydroxymethyltransferase

hydroxymethyltransferase noun: any transferase enzyme that transfers a hydroxymethyl group.

Noun

hydroxymethyltransferase (countable and uncountable, plural hydroxymethyltransferases)

  1. Any transferase enzyme that transfers a hydroxymethyl group.

Forms of hydroxymethyltransferase

pluralhydroxymethyltransferases

Origin of hydroxymethyltransferase

From hydroxymethyl + transferase.

Questions about hydroxymethyltransferase

What does hydroxymethyltransferase mean?
Hydroxymethyltransferase means any transferase enzyme that transfers a hydroxymethyl group.
What part of speech is hydroxymethyltransferase?
Hydroxymethyltransferase is a noun.
What is the plural of hydroxymethyltransferase?
The plural of hydroxymethyltransferase is hydroxymethyltransferases.

Words near hydroxymethyltransferase in the dictionary

  1. hydroxymethylome
  2. hydroxymethylomes
  3. hydroxymethylpentylcyclohexenecarboxaldehyde
  4. hydroxymethyls
  5. hydroxymethylsulfonate
  6. hydroxymethyltransferase
  7. hydroxymethyltransferases
  8. hydroxymidazolam
  9. hydroxymycin
  10. hydroxymyristic acid
  11. hydroxynaphthalene

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