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lignocellulase

lignocellulase noun: an enzyme that hydrolyses lignocellulose.

Noun

lignocellulase (plural lignocellulases)

  1. An enzyme that hydrolyses lignocellulose

Forms of lignocellulase

plurallignocellulases

Origin of lignocellulase

From ligno- + cellulase.

Questions about lignocellulase

What does lignocellulase mean?
Lignocellulase means an enzyme that hydrolyses lignocellulose.
What part of speech is lignocellulase?
Lignocellulase is a noun.
What is the plural of lignocellulase?
The plural of lignocellulase is lignocellulases.

Words near lignocellulase in the dictionary

  1. lignitized
  2. lignivorous
  3. ligno-
  4. ligno-tuber
  5. lignocaine
  6. lignocellulase
  7. lignocellulases
  8. lignocellulolytic
  9. lignocellulose
  10. lignocelluloses
  11. lignocellulosic

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