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monooxygenase

monooxygenase noun: any oxygenase enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of a single atom of molecular oxygen into a substrate, the other atom being reduced to water; active in the metabolism of many foreign compounds.

Noun

monooxygenase (plural monooxygenases)

  1. Any oxygenase enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of a single atom of molecular oxygen into a substrate, the other atom being reduced to water; active in the metabolism of many foreign compounds

Forms of monooxygenase

pluralmonooxygenases

Origin of monooxygenase

From mono- + oxygenase.

Words formed from monooxygenase

Questions about monooxygenase

What does monooxygenase mean?
Monooxygenase means any oxygenase enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of a single atom of molecular oxygen into a substrate, the other atom being reduced to water; active in the metabolism of many foreign compounds.
What part of speech is monooxygenase?
Monooxygenase is a noun.
What is the plural of monooxygenase?
The plural of monooxygenase is monooxygenases.

Words near monooxygenase in the dictionary

  1. monoousian
  2. monoousious
  3. monoovulatory
  4. monooxidase
  5. monooxidases
  6. monooxygenase
  7. monooxygenases
  8. monooxygenation
  9. monooxygenations
  10. monopack
  11. monopacks

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