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lecithinase

lecithinase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.

Noun

lecithinase (plural lecithinases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.

Forms of lecithinase

plurallecithinases

Origin of lecithinase

From lecithin + -ase.

Questions about lecithinase

What does lecithinase mean?
Lecithinase means an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lecithin.
What part of speech is lecithinase?
Lecithinase is a noun.
What is the plural of lecithinase?
The plural of lecithinase is lecithinases.

Words near lecithinase in the dictionary

  1. lecinoxoids
  2. lecirelin
  3. lecithal
  4. lecithality
  5. lecithin
  6. lecithinase
  7. lecithinases
  8. lecithinate
  9. lecithinated
  10. lecithinates
  11. lecithinating

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