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lipoproteinase

lipoproteinase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lipoprotein to form a lipid and a protein.

Noun

lipoproteinase (plural lipoproteinases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lipoprotein to form a lipid and a protein

Forms of lipoproteinase

plurallipoproteinases

Origin of lipoproteinase

From lipo- + proteinase or lipoprotein + -ase.

Questions about lipoproteinase

What does lipoproteinase mean?
Lipoproteinase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lipoprotein to form a lipid and a protein.
What part of speech is lipoproteinase?
Lipoproteinase is a noun.
What is the plural of lipoproteinase?
The plural of lipoproteinase is lipoproteinases.

Words near lipoproteinase in the dictionary

  1. lipoprotein lipase
  2. lipoprotein lipases
  3. lipoproteinaceous
  4. lipoproteinacious
  5. lipoproteinaemia
  6. lipoproteinase
  7. lipoproteinases
  8. lipoproteinemia
  9. lipoproteinemias
  10. lipoproteinemic
  11. lipoproteinic

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