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melibiase

melibiase noun: a galactosidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of melibiose into galactose and glucose.

Noun

melibiase (usually uncountable, plural melibiases)

  1. (usually) A galactosidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of melibiose into galactose and glucose.

Synonyms of melibiase

Forms of melibiase

pluralmelibiases

Origin of melibiase

From melibiose + -ase.

Questions about melibiase

What does melibiase mean?
Melibiase means a galactosidase that catalyzes the hydrolysis of melibiose into galactose and glucose.
What part of speech is melibiase?
Melibiase is a noun.
What is the plural of melibiase?
The plural of melibiase is melibiases.

Words near melibiase in the dictionary

  1. melianone
  2. Melians
  3. Melibar
  4. Melibean
  5. Melibeans
  6. melibiase
  7. melibiases
  8. melibionic
  9. melibionic acid
  10. melibiose
  11. melibioses

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