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maturase

maturase noun: any of a group of proteins that splice introns; any gene that codes for such a protein.

Noun

maturase (plural maturases)

  1. Any of a group of proteins that splice introns; any gene that codes for such a protein

Forms of maturase

pluralmaturases

Origin of maturase

From mature + -ase.

Questions about maturase

What does maturase mean?
Maturase means any of a group of proteins that splice introns; any gene that codes for such a protein.
What part of speech is maturase?
Maturase is a noun.
What is the plural of maturase?
The plural of maturase is maturases.

Words near maturase in the dictionary

  1. maturability
  2. maturable
  3. maturant
  4. maturants
  5. maturas
  6. maturase
  7. maturases
  8. maturate
  9. maturated
  10. maturates
  11. maturating

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