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lyase

lyase noun: any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific form of bond.

Noun

lyase (plural lyases)

  1. Any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific form of bond

lyase meaning in Vietnamese

lyase in Vietnamese

enzyme
liaza

Forms of lyase

plurallyases

Origin of lyase

From lyo- + -ase.

Words formed from lyase

Questions about lyase

What does lyase mean?
Lyase means any of many classes of enzyme that catalyze the breaking of a specific form of bond.
What is lyase in Vietnamese?
Lyase in Vietnamese is liaza. See Lyase meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is lyase?
Lyase is a noun.
What is the plural of lyase?
The plural of lyase is lyases.

Words near lyase in the dictionary

  1. Lyapunov orbit
  2. Lyapunov orbits
  3. lyar
  4. lyars
  5. Lyas
  6. lyase
  7. lyases
  8. lyate
  9. lyates
  10. lybard
  11. lybards

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