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mannosidase

mannosidase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of mannose glycosides.

Noun

mannosidase (plural mannosidases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of mannose glycosides.

Forms of mannosidase

pluralmannosidases

Origin of mannosidase

From mannoside + -ase.

Words formed from mannosidase

Questions about mannosidase

What does mannosidase mean?
Mannosidase means any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of mannose glycosides.
What part of speech is mannosidase?
Mannosidase is a noun.
What is the plural of mannosidase?
The plural of mannosidase is mannosidases.

Words near mannosidase in the dictionary

  1. mannosaminuronic acids
  2. mannosan
  3. mannosans
  4. mannose
  5. mannoses
  6. mannosidase
  7. mannosidases
  8. mannoside
  9. mannosides
  10. mannosidic
  11. mannosidoses

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