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lactamase

lactamase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic.

Noun

lactamase (plural lactamases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic

Forms of lactamase

plurallactamases

Origin of lactamase

From lactam + -ase.

Words formed from lactamase

Questions about lactamase

What does lactamase mean?
Lactamase means any enzyme that catalyzes the opening of a lactam ring, especially one that deactivates a lactam-containing antibiotic.
What part of speech is lactamase?
Lactamase is a noun.
What is the plural of lactamase?
The plural of lactamase is lactamases.

Words near lactamase in the dictionary

  1. lactagogues
  2. lactalbumin
  3. lactalbumins
  4. lactaldehyde
  5. lactam
  6. lactamase
  7. lactamases
  8. lactamic acid
  9. lactamide
  10. lactamides
  11. lactamization

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