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methylase

methylase noun: any of several enzymes that catalyze methylation, especially of nucleic acids.

Noun

methylase (plural methylases)

  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyze methylation, especially of nucleic acids

Forms of methylase

pluralmethylases

Origin of methylase

From methyl + -ase.

Words formed from methylase

Questions about methylase

What does methylase mean?
Methylase means any of several enzymes that catalyze methylation, especially of nucleic acids.
What part of speech is methylase?
Methylase is a noun.
What is the plural of methylase?
The plural of methylase is methylases.

Words near methylase in the dictionary

  1. methylarginines
  2. methylarsonate
  3. methylarsonates
  4. methylarsonic acid
  5. methylarsonous acid
  6. methylase
  7. methylases
  8. methylatability
  9. methylatable
  10. methylate
  11. methylated

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