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methylesterase

methylesterase noun: any esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a methyl ester.

Noun

methylesterase (plural methylesterases)

  1. Any esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a methyl ester

Forms of methylesterase

pluralmethylesterases

Origin of methylesterase

From methyl ester + -ase.

Questions about methylesterase

What does methylesterase mean?
Methylesterase means any esterase that catalyses the hydrolysis of a methyl ester.
What part of speech is methylesterase?
Methylesterase is a noun.
What is the plural of methylesterase?
The plural of methylesterase is methylesterases.

Words near methylesterase in the dictionary

  1. methylenomycin
  2. methylenomycins
  3. methylergometrine
  4. methylergonovine
  5. methylerythritol
  6. methylesterase
  7. methylesterases
  8. methylesterification
  9. methylesterified
  10. methylesterifies
  11. methylesterify

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