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metapyrocatechase

metapyrocatechase noun: catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction catechol + O₂ ⇌ 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde.

Noun

metapyrocatechase (countable and uncountable, plural metapyrocatechases)

  1. Catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction catechol + O₂ ⇌ 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde.

Forms of metapyrocatechase

pluralmetapyrocatechases

Origin of metapyrocatechase

From meta- + pyrocatechase.

Questions about metapyrocatechase

What does metapyrocatechase mean?
Metapyrocatechase means catechol 2,3-dioxygenase, an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction catechol + O₂ ⇌ 2-hydroxymuconate semialdehyde.
What part of speech is metapyrocatechase?
Metapyrocatechase is a noun.
What is the plural of metapyrocatechase?
The plural of metapyrocatechase is metapyrocatechases.

Words near metapyrocatechase in the dictionary

  1. metapterygoids
  2. metapurpose
  3. metapurposes
  4. metapuzzle
  5. metapuzzles
  6. metapyrocatechase
  7. metapyrocatechases
  8. Metapán
  9. metaquartzite
  10. metaquartzites
  11. metaquestion

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