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monophosphatase

monophosphatase noun: any phosphatase that dephosphorylates a monophosphate.

Noun

monophosphatase (plural monophosphatases)

  1. Any phosphatase that dephosphorylates a monophosphate

Forms of monophosphatase

pluralmonophosphatases

Origin of monophosphatase

From mono- + phosphatase.

Questions about monophosphatase

What does monophosphatase mean?
Monophosphatase means any phosphatase that dephosphorylates a monophosphate.
What part of speech is monophosphatase?
Monophosphatase is a noun.
What is the plural of monophosphatase?
The plural of monophosphatase is monophosphatases.

Words near monophosphatase in the dictionary

  1. monophonically
  2. monophonous
  3. monophony
  4. monophosphane
  5. monophosphanes
  6. monophosphatase
  7. monophosphatases
  8. monophosphate
  9. monophosphates
  10. monophosphide
  11. monophosphides

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