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lichenase

lichenase noun: any glucanase that can hydrolyse lichenins.

Noun

lichenase (plural lichenases)

  1. Any glucanase that can hydrolyse lichenins

Forms of lichenase

plurallichenases

Origin of lichenase

From lichen + -ase.

Questions about lichenase

What does lichenase mean?
Lichenase means any glucanase that can hydrolyse lichenins.
What part of speech is lichenase?
Lichenase is a noun.
What is the plural of lichenase?
The plural of lichenase is lichenases.

Words near lichenase in the dictionary

  1. lichen simplex chronicus
  2. lichen spinulosus
  3. lichenaceous
  4. lichenan
  5. lichenans
  6. lichenase
  7. lichenases
  8. lichenate
  9. lichenates
  10. lichened
  11. Licheng

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