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MHETase

MHETase noun: an enzyme which breaks down mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol by hydrolysis.

Noun

MHETase (plural MHETases)

  1. An enzyme which breaks down mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol by hydrolysis.
    • Holonym: Ideonella sakaiensis

Forms of MHETase

pluralMHETases

Origin of MHETase

From MHET (“mono-2-hydroxyethyl terephthalate”) + -ase.

Questions about MHETase

What does MHETase mean?
MHETase means an enzyme which breaks down mono(2-hydroxyethyl) terephthalate into terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol by hydrolysis.
What part of speech is MHETase?
MHETase is a noun.
What is the plural of MHETase?
The plural of MHETase is MHETases.

Words near MHETase in the dictionary

  1. MHDs
  2. MHDSRIP
  3. mhelliah
  4. mhelliahs
  5. MHET
  6. MHETase
  7. MHETases
  8. MHETs
  9. MHG
  10. MHH
  11. MHK

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