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metalloactivation

metalloactivation noun: activation of the metal-containing part of an enzyme.

Noun

metalloactivation (uncountable)

  1. Activation of the metal-containing part of an enzyme.

Origin of metalloactivation

From metallo- + activation.

Questions about metalloactivation

What does metalloactivation mean?
Metalloactivation means activation of the metal-containing part of an enzyme.
What part of speech is metalloactivation?
Metalloactivation is a noun.

Words near metalloactivation in the dictionary

  1. metallo-
  2. metallo-beta-lactamase
  3. metallo-beta-lactamases
  4. metallo-β-lactamase
  5. metallo-β-lactamases
  6. metalloactivation
  7. metalloaffinity
  8. metalloaggregate
  9. metalloaggregates
  10. metalloalkyl
  11. metalloalkyls

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