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lactamases

lactamases is the plural of lactamase.

Meaning of lactamase

Noun

lactamase (plural lactamases)

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

Questions about lactamases

What is lactamases the plural of?
Lactamases is the plural of lactamase.

Words near lactamases in the dictionary

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

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