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metallo-beta-lactamase

metallo-beta-lactamase noun: an organometallic form of beta-lactamase.

Noun

metallo-beta-lactamase (plural metallo-beta-lactamases)

  1. An organometallic form of beta-lactamase.

Forms of metallo-beta-lactamase

pluralmetallo-beta-lactamases
alternative formmetallo-β-lactamase

Origin of metallo-beta-lactamase

From metallo- + beta-lactamase.

Words formed from metallo-beta-lactamase

Questions about metallo-beta-lactamase

What does metallo-beta-lactamase mean?
Metallo-beta-lactamase means an organometallic form of beta-lactamase.
What part of speech is metallo-beta-lactamase?
Metallo-beta-lactamase is a noun.
What is the plural of metallo-beta-lactamase?
The plural of metallo-beta-lactamase is metallo-beta-lactamases.

Words near metallo-beta-lactamase in the dictionary

  1. metallizer
  2. metallizers
  3. metallizes
  4. metallizing
  5. metallo-
  6. metallo-beta-lactamase
  7. metallo-beta-lactamases
  8. metallo-β-lactamase
  9. metallo-β-lactamases
  10. metalloactivation
  11. metalloaffinity

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