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metalloenzyme

metalloenzyme noun: any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity.

Noun

metalloenzyme (plural metalloenzymes)

  1. Any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity

Forms of metalloenzyme

pluralmetalloenzymes

Origin of metalloenzyme

From metallo- + enzyme.

Questions about metalloenzyme

What does metalloenzyme mean?
Metalloenzyme means any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity.
What part of speech is metalloenzyme?
Metalloenzyme is a noun.
What is the plural of metalloenzyme?
The plural of metalloenzyme is metalloenzymes.

Words near metalloenzyme in the dictionary

  1. metalloendoprotease
  2. metalloendoproteases
  3. metalloendoproteinase
  4. metalloendoproteinases
  5. metalloenzymatic
  6. metalloenzyme
  7. metalloenzymes
  8. metalloenzymic
  9. metalloester
  10. metalloesters
  11. metalloestrogen

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