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naringinase

naringinase noun: any of a group of glucosidases that catalyze the hydrolysis of naringin glycosides (and thus reduce the bitter taste of grapefruit).

Noun

naringinase (plural naringinases)

  1. Any of a group of glucosidases that catalyze the hydrolysis of naringin glycosides (and thus reduce the bitter taste of grapefruit)

Forms of naringinase

pluralnaringinases

Origin of naringinase

From naringin + -ase.

Questions about naringinase

What does naringinase mean?
Naringinase means any of a group of glucosidases that catalyze the hydrolysis of naringin glycosides (and thus reduce the bitter taste of grapefruit).
What part of speech is naringinase?
Naringinase is a noun.
What is the plural of naringinase?
The plural of naringinase is naringinases.

Words near naringinase in the dictionary

  1. Naring
  2. Naringal
  3. Naringal East
  4. naringenin
  5. naringin
  6. naringinase
  7. naringinases
  8. Narinjari
  9. Nariokotome Boy
  10. narirutin
  11. naris

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