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metallochelatase

metallochelatase noun: any enzyme (such as ferrochelatase) that catalyses the chelation of a metal ion.

Noun

metallochelatase (plural metallochelatases)

  1. Any enzyme (such as ferrochelatase) that catalyses the chelation of a metal ion

Forms of metallochelatase

pluralmetallochelatases

Origin of metallochelatase

From metallo- + chelatase.

Questions about metallochelatase

What does metallochelatase mean?
Metallochelatase means any enzyme (such as ferrochelatase) that catalyses the chelation of a metal ion.
What part of speech is metallochelatase?
Metallochelatase is a noun.
What is the plural of metallochelatase?
The plural of metallochelatase is metallochelatases.

Words near metallochelatase in the dictionary

  1. metallocenters
  2. metallocentre
  3. metallocentres
  4. metallochaperone
  5. metallochaperones
  6. metallochelatase
  7. metallochelatases
  8. metallochelate
  9. metallochelation
  10. metallochemical
  11. metallochemistry

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