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lactosidase

lactosidase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lactoside.

Noun

lactosidase (plural lactosidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lactoside

Forms of lactosidase

plurallactosidases

Origin of lactosidase

From lactoside + -ase.

Questions about lactosidase

What does lactosidase mean?
Lactosidase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lactoside.
What part of speech is lactosidase?
Lactosidase is a noun.
What is the plural of lactosidase?
The plural of lactosidase is lactosidases.

Words near lactosidase in the dictionary

  1. lactose intolerant
  2. lactose-free
  3. lactoseries
  4. lactoserum
  5. lactoses
  6. lactosidase
  7. lactosidases
  8. lactoside
  9. lactosides
  10. lactosis
  11. lactosomatotroph

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